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Abstract
The meningococcus cell contains a peptonase enzyme which hydrolyzes the peptides and similar constituents of commercial "peptone." The activity of this enzyme is independent of the presence of the formed bacterial cell. The peptonase enzyme is more resistant to heat and to oxidation than is the maltase enzyme of the same bacteria.Year: 1927 PMID: 19869236 PMCID: PMC2180272 DOI: 10.1084/jem.45.1.163
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307