N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase

**Definition:** An autolytic enzyme bound to the surface of bacterial cell walls. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell wall glycopeptides, particularly peptidoglycan. EC 3.5.1.28.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.277.087.030

**Synonyms:** - LE-Enzyme - Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase - Murein Hydrolase - Peptidoglycan Hydrolase