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    Question

    Enzyme hydrolyzing bacterial cell wall is called

    A Lysozome Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Reductase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Protease Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Lysozyme Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Lysozyme, also called muramidase (peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoyl hydrolase; EC 3.2.   1.17) , catalyzes the hydrolysis of β1 → 4-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-β-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan, a constituent of bacterial cell walls.

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