specenzyme

Systematic name

Peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase

IUBMB nomenclature

Lysozyme

CAS number

9001-63-2

IUBMB number

EC 3.2.1.17

EC number

232-620-4

Synonyms

muramidase; globulin G; mucopeptide glucohydrolase; globulin G1; N,O-diacetylmuramidase; lysozyme g; L-7001; 1,4-N-acetylmuramidase; mucopeptide N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase; PR1-lysozyme

Properties

Hydrolysis of (1→4)-β-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins