Enzymes
Lysozyme is a naturally occurring (human
saliva, egg white), 14.6 kDa, single - peptide
protein that has antimicrobial activity due to
its enzymatic ability to hydrolyze β (1 – 4) glycosidic
linkages in bacterial cell walls
(Proctor and Cunningham 1988 ). It is more
active against Gram - positive bacteria, and
activity against Gram - negatives can be
increased by use of membrane disrupting
agents (detergents and chelators), such as
EDTA (Padgett et al. 1998 ). Because of
this narrow activity range, most studies
use lysozyme in combination with other
antimicrobials.
Enzymes Lysozyme is a naturally occurring (humansaliva, egg white), 14.6 kDa, single - peptideprotein that has antimicrobial activity due toits enzymatic ability to hydrolyze β (1 – 4) glycosidiclinkages in bacterial cell walls(Proctor and Cunningham 1988 ). It is moreactive against Gram - positive bacteria, andactivity against Gram - negatives can beincreased by use of membrane disruptingagents (detergents and chelators), such asEDTA (Padgett et al. 1998 ). Because ofthis narrow activity range, most studiesuse lysozyme in combination with otherantimicrobials.
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