Concept information
Preferred term
Muramidase
Type
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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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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LZM
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muramidaasi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009113
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