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Autolysin

An autolysin is an enzyme that hydrolyzes (and destroys) the components of a biological cell or a tissue in which it is produced.

Preparation of autolysin: [1] (http://www.biology.duke.edu/chlamy/methods/autolysin) -- [2] (http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~amundsen/chlamy/methods/autolysin) -- [3] (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~esmith/methods_autolysin)

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