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  • Becker, S.C.; Foster-Frey, J.; Donovan, D.M.
    The phage K lytic enzyme LysK and lysostaphin act synergistically to kill MRSA (2008), FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 287, 185-191.
    View publication on PubMed

General Stability

General Stability Organism
relatively unaffected by salt concentrations between 200 and 500 mM, LysK has a higher specific activity than lysostaphin at NaCl concentrations higher than 150 mM (turbidity reduction assay) Staphylococcus simulans

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
26800
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246 amino acids, mature peptide, recombinant enzyme Staphylococcus simulans

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Staphylococcus simulans
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-
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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lysostaphin inhibits growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 at a concentration of 0.096 mg/ml. Growth inhibition of the two enzymes lysostaphin and LysK in combination is greater than either enzyme alone Staphylococcus simulans

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
lysostaphin
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Staphylococcus simulans

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6
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highest specific activity (turbidity reduction assay) Staphylococcus simulans

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6 9 strong activity (turbidity reduction assay) Staphylococcus simulans