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== '''Lysozyme''' == | == '''Lysozyme''' == | ||
| + | Lysozyme is an amazingly effective enzyme known for its catalytic activity of lysing bacterial cell walls. Lysozyme is effective at this through its ability to hydrolyze the 1,4 beta-linkages from the N-acetylmuramic acid to the N-acetylglucosamine residues in bacterial cell walls. Lysozyme also contains a unique ability to hydrolyze the bonds in chitin, which can be found in things like tough outer exoskeletons in crustaceans and in fungi. | ||
| + | We are most familiar with lysozyme's powerful antibacterial character as is seeks to attack peptidoglycans within the cell walls of most Gram-positive bacteria. It is because of this ability that we find lysozyme as a part of the innate immune in the human body as one of the first defenses to warding off infections. We can find them also externally in such secretions for the same reasons such as saliva and tears. | ||
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Lysozyme
Lysozyme is an amazingly effective enzyme known for its catalytic activity of lysing bacterial cell walls. Lysozyme is effective at this through its ability to hydrolyze the 1,4 beta-linkages from the N-acetylmuramic acid to the N-acetylglucosamine residues in bacterial cell walls. Lysozyme also contains a unique ability to hydrolyze the bonds in chitin, which can be found in things like tough outer exoskeletons in crustaceans and in fungi. We are most familiar with lysozyme's powerful antibacterial character as is seeks to attack peptidoglycans within the cell walls of most Gram-positive bacteria. It is because of this ability that we find lysozyme as a part of the innate immune in the human body as one of the first defenses to warding off infections. We can find them also externally in such secretions for the same reasons such as saliva and tears.
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Lysozyme's Secondary Structures
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