Meaning lysozyme
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lysozyme(ly-so-zime) An enzyme in perspiration, tears, and saliva that attacks bacterial cell walls.
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lysozymeAny type of enzyme that is known to destroy bacteria
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lysozymetype of immune-system enzyme found in tears, saliva, egg-whites, etc., 1922, named by its discoverer, Alexander Fleming (six years before he discovered penicillin), who coined it from lyso- "loos [..]
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lysozymeLysozyme is a type of enzyme that speeds up a chemical reaction that destroys certain bacteria. Its action is part of the Innate Immune System.
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lysozymeA basic enzyme that is present in Saliva, Tears, Egg White, and many Animal fluids. It functions as an antibacterial agent. The enzyme catalyzes the Hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmur [..]
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lysozymean enzyme
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lysozymeAn enzyme that attacks the protective cell walls of bacteria
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lysozymeAn enzyme that hydrolyzes glycosidic linkages within peptidoglycans in prokaryote cell walls.
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