Produces hexosaminidase A (alpha polypeptide) Hexose aminidase A (alpha polypeptide), beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase Production of inducible enzyme which destroys the reactivity of group-specific carbohydrate (cell-wall carbohydrate) of Group A streptococci with homologous antisera; produces beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase. |