Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Enzymatic Catalysis - Exercises - Page 359: 16

Answer

Lysozyme is also known as muramidase. It is an antimicrobial enzyme that forms as a part of innate immunity system. They can catalyze the hydrolysis of 1,4 beta linkages between N acetyl muramic acid and N acetyl D glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan, which is the cell wall component of gram positive bacteria. T Lysozymes can hydrolyse the beta 1,4 linkages. But the active site of lysozyme cannot accommodate glucose. Cellulose is made up of glucose units linked by glycosidic bonds, so it cannot digest cellulose.

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Lysozyme is also known as muramidase. It is an antimicrobial enzyme that forms as a part of innate immunity system. They can catalyze the hydrolysis of 1,4 beta linkages between N acetyl muramic acid and N acetyl D glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan, which is the cell wall component of gram positive bacteria. T Lysozymes can hydrolyse the beta 1,4 linkages. But the active site of lysozyme cannot accommodate glucose. Cellulose is made up of glucose units linked by glycosidic bonds, so it cannot digest cellulose.
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