Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL ENZYME FOUND IN ANIMALS
Muramidase; Lysosyme; E1105; LYZ; N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase; Lysozymes; ATC code D06BB07; ATCvet code QD06BB07; ATC code J05AX02; ATCvet code QJ05AX02; LYZ (gene); EC 3.2.1.17; Peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase
Lysozyme, also known as muramidase or N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase, is an antimicrobial enzyme produced by animals that forms part of the innate immune system. Lysozyme is a glycoside hydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan, which is the major component of gram-positive bacterial cell wall.