Ontology Term : Pfam:PF01471 Putative peptidoglycan binding domain EMBL-EBI

Description	This domain is composed of three alpha helices [1]. This domain is found at the N or C terminus of a variety of enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall degradation [2]. This domain may have a general peptidoglycan binding function. This family is found N-terminal to the catalytic domain of matrixins [3]. The domain is found to bind peptidoglycan experimentally [4].
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