📚 noun • entry_id 35045
lysozyme
/ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/
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lisozima
A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
[Alexander Fleming] had in 1923 discovered lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme found in saliva, mucus and tears as part of the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens…
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