Acetylhexosamine compounds enzymically released from Micrococcus lysodeikticus cell walls
Biochimica et Biophysica ActaPublished 1 January 1960Open access
M.R.J. Salton, Jean‐Marie Ghuysen
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Two compounds, both of which have been isolated from cell walls of Micrococcus lysodeikticus digested with lysozyme or Streptomyces F1 enzyme, have been identified as di- and tetra-saccharides.
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