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Beta-lactamases (β-lactamases) are enzymes (EC 3.5.2.6) produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, monobactams and carbapenems , although carbapenems are relatively resistant to beta-lactamase.
An exoenzyme, or extracellular enzyme, is an enzyme that is secreted by a cell and functions outside that cell. Exoenzymes are produced by both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and have been shown to be a crucial component of many biological processes. Most often these enzymes are involved in the breakdown of larger macromolecules.
Bacterial enzymes are bacterial proteins whose main functions include catalytic operations. Pages in category "Bacterial enzymes" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Function: An enzyme that is produced by animals that forms part of the innate immune system and is abundant in the secretions of saliva, human milk, tears, and mucus. It functions as an antimicrobial agent by splitting the peptidoglycan component of bacterial cell walls, which then leads to cell death.
Thermolysin (EC 3.4.24.27, Bacillus thermoproteolyticus neutral proteinase, thermoase, thermoase Y10, TLN) is a thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus thermoproteolyticus. [2] It requires one zinc ion for enzyme activity and four calcium ions for structural stability. [3]
Nitrogenases are enzymes (EC 1.18.6.1 EC 1.19.6.1) that are produced by certain bacteria, such as cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria) and rhizobacteria. These enzymes are responsible for the reduction of nitrogen (N 2) to ammonia (NH 3). Nitrogenases are the only family of enzymes known to catalyze this reaction, which is a step in the process ...
Different restriction enzymes acting on different recognition sites produce different DNA fragments. The term restriction enzyme originated from the studies of phage λ, a virus that infects bacteria, and the phenomenon of host-controlled restriction and modification of such bacterial phage or bacteriophage. [12]
Ureases are found in numerous bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, and some invertebrates, as well as in soils, as a soil enzyme. They are nickel-containing metalloenzymes of high molecular weight. [3] These enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia: (NH 2) 2 CO + H 2 O CO 2 + 2NH 3. The hydrolysis of urea occurs in two ...