Read a paper saying "No positive
red fluorescence signal was obtained when the mycobacteria was treated
only with triton X-100,independently of concentration (0.01% – 0.1%) and length of incubation (5,10 and 20min).In contrast, a strong red fluorescence
signal was obtained when the bacilli were initially incubated for 30 min
at 37°C with lysozyme (2 mg ml , prepared in water) followed by 5 min at RT
with 0.1% triton X-100.Prolongation of the incubation time with triton-X100
for more than 5 min generated cellular lysis. No red fluorescent bacilli were observed when the lysozyme was dissolved in PBS. (link to the full text is attached).
My question is - is it like the treatment of triton-x 100 alone will be useful in studying the peptidoglycan binding of a protein?