Description
Lysozymes, also known as muramidase or N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase, are glycoside hydrolases. These are enzymes (EC 3.2.1.17) that damage bacterial cell walls by catalyzing hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins. Lysozyme is abundant in a number of secretions, such as tears, saliva, human milk, and mucus. It is also present in cytoplasmic granules of the macrophages and the polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Large amounts of lysozyme can be found in egg white. C-type lysozymes are closely related to alpha-lactalbumin in sequence and structure, making them part of the same family. In humans, the lysozyme enzyme is encoded by the LYZ gene.
Abbr
LYZ, Recombinant (Human)
Package
Package size based on protein content
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.2.1.17
Activity
> 100 ,000 units/mg protein (E1%/280)
Unit Definition
One unit will produce a ΔA450 of 0.001 per min at pH 6.24 at 25°C, using a suspension of Micrococcus lysodeikticus as substrate, in a 2.6 mL reaction mixture (1 cm light path).
Pathway
Amyloids, organism-specific biosystem; C-MYB transcription factor network, organism-specific biosystem; Disease, organism-specific biosystem; Salivary secretion, organism-specific biosystem; Salivary secretion, conserved biosystem
Function
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds; lysozyme activity
Synonyms
muramidase; globulin G; mucopeptide glucohydrolase; globulin G1; N,O-diacetylmuramidase; lysozyme g; L-7001; 1,4-N-acetylmuramidase; mucopeptide N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase; PR1-lysozyme; lysozyme; LYZ; LZM; EC 3.2.1.17; 9001-63-2
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