Lysozyme is abundant in secretions such as saliva, human milk, tears and mucus, and is also known as N-acetylmuramide glycanhydrolase or muramidase. It is an antimicrobial enzyme that is generated by ...

Each year, bacterial infections are responsible for roughly 7.7 million deaths worldwide, with this problem further exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. Not only are wound infections ...

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of lysozyme, a human antimicrobial protein, has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs and may one day be used to ...

The field of enzymology is an ever-evolving realm teeming with perfectly crafted proteins called enzymes, each offering a unique functionality. One of the esteemed members of this field is the ...

Thermal modification is an effective method that induces significant expansion of the antimicrobial properties and other valuable properties of chicken egg white lysozyme. In our latest research, a ...

A bifunctional and simple aptasensor was designed to one-spot simultaneously detect two analytes, lysozyme and ATP. The aptasensor was obtained by the electronic interaction between methyl violet (MV) ...

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A DLS system’s performance depends on the sample. For example, while the upper size limit may be > 5 μm for an emulsion, it could be in the range of < 1 μm for a high density particle, owing to the ...

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food ...