Genetic evidence that antibacterial activity of lysozyme is independent of its catalytic function
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- 17 September 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 506 (1) , 27-32
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02872-1
Abstract
A catalytically inactive mutant of hen egg white lysozyme was constructed by site‐directed mutagenesis to elucidate the role of enzymatic activity on its antimicrobial activity against Gram‐positive ...Keywords
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