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LYSOZYME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lysozyme mean?
• LYSOZYME (noun)
The noun LYSOZYME has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
Familiarity information: LYSOZYME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lysozyme; muramidase
Hypernyms ("lysozyme" is a kind of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
Context examples
This bacteria does not hydrolyze esculin, reduces nitrates, does not utilize succinate and is sensitive to lysozyme.
(Actinomadura pelletieri, NCI Thesaurus)
Paneth cells synthesize and secrete lysozyme and cryptdins.
(Murine Paneth Cells, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The folding of alpha-lactalbumin, which is related to lysozyme, has been studied extensively as a model of the mechanisms involved in protein folding.
(Lactose Synthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
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