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lysozyme

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ly·so·zyme  (ls-zm)
n.
An enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and thereby acting as a mild antiseptic.
lysozyme [ˈlaɪsəˌzaɪm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) an enzyme occurring in tears, certain body tissues, and egg white: destroys bacteria by hydrolysing polysaccharides in their cell walls
[from lyso- + (en)zyme]
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Noun1.lysozyme - an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
muramidase
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions


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On the other hand, genetic engineering of larger organisms has already produced inexpensive and abundant supplies of two other human-breast-milk compounds: lysozyme and lactoferrin.
Milk therapy: breast-milk compounds could be a tonic for adult ills by Rehmeyer, Julie J. / Science News
The tumor cells were negative for CD3 (T cells), CD68, lysozyme (myeloid cells), CAM 5.
Primary B cell lymphoma of the external auditory canal by Hersh, David J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Madison, WI, USA), and 2 [micro]L lysozyme (4 mg/mL; DingGuo Biotech.
Orientia tsutsugamushi in eschars from scrub typhus patients by Foley, Janet E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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