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Crystal Structure of Human Lysozyme Complexed with N-Acetyl-α-d-glucosamine
Applied Sciences, 2022 Human lysozyme is a natural non-specific immune protein that participates in the immune response of infants against bacterial and viral infections. Lysozyme is a well-known hydrolase that cleaves peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls.
Ki Hyun Nam
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Orally administered β-glucan improves the hemolytic activity of the complement system in horses [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Immune-modulating molecules mainly act on innate immune cells, which are central to early defense against invading pathogens and contribute to developing adaptive immunity. Yeast-extracted β-glucan, a model immune-modulating molecule,
Taline Scalco Picetti +7 more
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Poultry Science, 2023 : The objective of the present study was to determine the effects of muramidase (MUR) supplemented to diets formulated with different fiber sources (inert or fermentable) on the growth performance and intestinal parameters of broiler chickens raised ...
Cristiano Bortoluzzi +8 more
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Muramidase in Polycythemia Vera [PDF]
Blood, 1970 Abstract The serum muramidase levels of 45 patients with polycythemia vera were found to be significantly elevated above the values in 20 normal subjects. The patients with polycythemia vera who were studied included those with active disease, those controlled with myelosuppressive agents and those in the spent phase.
R A, Binder, H S, Gilbert
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Fungal lysozyme leverages the gut microbiota to curb DSS-induced colitis
Gut Microbes, 2021 Colitis is characterized by colonic inflammation and impaired gut health. Both features aggravate obesity and insulin resistance. Host defense peptides (HDPs) are key regulators of gut homeostasis and generally malfunctioning in above-mentioned ...
Ida Søgaard Larsen +13 more
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Applications of Lysozyme, an Innate Immune Defense Factor, as an Alternative Antibiotic
Antibiotics, 2021 Lysozyme is a ~14 kDa protein present in many mucosal secretions (tears, saliva, and mucus) and tissues of animals and plants, and plays an important role in the innate immunity, providing protection against bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Patrizia Ferraboschi +2 more
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Resistance to mucosal lysozyme compensates for the fitness deficit of peptidoglycan modifications by Streptococcus pneumoniae. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2008 The abundance of lysozyme on mucosal surfaces suggests that successful colonizers must be able to evade its antimicrobial effects. Lysozyme has a muramidase activity that hydrolyzes bacterial peptidoglycan and a non-muramidase activity attributable to ...
Kimberly M Davis +3 more
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EFSA Journal, 2021 Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of muramidase produced by Trichoderma reesei DSM 32338 ...
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) +27 more
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Poultry Science, 2023 : The objective of these studies was to evaluate the impact of dietary muramidase (MUR) on endogenous amino acids (AA) losses and digestibility of nutrients in wheat and corn-based broiler diets.
E. Pérez-Calvo +3 more
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Mechanisms of substrate recognition by a typhoid toxin secretion-associated muramidase
eLife, 2020 Typhoid toxin is a virulence factor for the bacterial pathogen Salmonella Typhi, which causes typhoid fever in humans. After its synthesis by intracellular bacteria, typhoid toxin is secreted into the lumen of the Salmonella-containing vacuole by a ...
Tobias Geiger +3 more
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