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a: 79.100 Å
b: 79.100 Å
c: 37.900 Å
α (alpha): 90.00 °
β (beta): 90.00 °
γ (gamma): 90.00 °
Volume: 237133.10 Å3
Space group: P43212
Z: 8
Common name: Lysozyme
PDB entry #: 2LYZ
Short description: Lysozyme is a natural antibiotic produced by the animal body.
Keyword: enzyme
Keyword: antibiotic
Citation of a publication: J. Mol. Biol. 97. (1975) p643.
Copyright notice: null
Layman's explanation: Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic activity of lysozyme in 1922 when he dropped mucus into a culture of bacteria and noticed that the bacteria were killed. In humans, lysozyme is in the blood, mucus, tears and saliva. The mechanism by which lysozyme kills bacteria is by hydrolyzing the glycosidic bond of the bacterial cell wall, the protective outer coating of the organism. This causes cell lysis, hence the name lysozyme ( zyme is for enzyme).
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Obtained from the Protein Data Bank
Status: Complete, visible to public
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