Enhancement of Bacillus cereus spore lytic enzyme by a heat-labile non-dialyzable factor in spore extracts

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta Vol. 230; no. 3; pp. 646 - 648
• Main Authors: Mencher, Jordan R., Blankenship, Leroy C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.1971
• Subjects: Bacillus cereus - enzymology; Cell-Free System; Dialysis; Hot Temperature; Mucoproteins - metabolism; Peptide Hydrolases - metabolism; Spectrophotometry; Spores - analysis; Spores - enzymology; Spores - metabolism; Spores, Bacterial - enzymology

A heat-labile, non-dialyzable factor has been found in extracts of Bacillus cereus T spores which enhances the murein-solubilizing activity of the spore lytic enzyme apparently by a direct effect on the enzyme.