Has bacteriolytic activity. Preferential cleavage: Ala-|-Xaa, Val-|-Xaa in bacterial cell walls, elastin and other proteins. Inhibited by phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and p-chloromercuribenzoate (PCMB). Optimum pH is 8.0. Active from pH 7.0 to 11.0. Optimum temperature is 70 degrees Celsius. Monomer. Belongs to the peptidase S1 family.