lysozyme activity

Term ID

GO:0003796

Synonyms

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

Definition

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of the beta-(1->4) linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan. (2)

References

• EC:3.2.1.17
• MetaCyc:3.2.1.17-RXN
• Reactome:R-HSA-8862320

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO