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Lysozyme

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Lysozyme is the enzyme acetylamino-polysaccharidase. It exists in vitro in egg white. In vivo, it is important because of its ability to degrade the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria. It is found in tears and in the lysosomes of neutrophils.


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