lysozyme
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editlysozyme (plural lysozymes)
- (biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 47–48:
- [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.
Synonyms
edit- E1105 when used as a preservative
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Noun
editlysozyme m (plural lysozymes)
Further reading
edit- “lysozyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.