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Preferred term

Muramidase  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glycanhydrolase, N-Acetylmuramide
  • Lysozyme
  • N Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase
  • N-Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase

Note

  • an anti-infective glycoside hydrolase

Scope note

  • A 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-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrin. EC 3.2.1.17.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009113

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