LYZ hydrolyzes peptidoglycans in the bacterial cell wall

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R-HSA-8862320
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Reaction [omitted]
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Homo sapiens
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LYZ hydrolyzes beta 1->4 linkages of between GlcNAc and MurNAc
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Lysozyme (LYZ), also known as 1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase C, is a host hydrolytic enzyme with muramidase activity that hydrolyzes (1->4)-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan (Schindler M et al. 1977; Surna A et al. 2009). LYZ acts against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria such as Peptostreptococcus micros, Eubacterium nodatum, Eikenella corrodens, Fusobacterium periodontium and Campylobacter rectus (Surna A et al. 2009; Tenovuo J 2002). The muramidase activity of LYZ is thought to be more effective against Gram-positive bacteria with their peptidoglycan layer exposed to the extracellular milieu. The detailed mechanism by which LYZ hydrolyses its substrate is described for hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) (Blake CC et al. 1967; Vocadlo DJ et al. 2001).

Many pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae have evolved lysozyme resistance to prevent peptidoglycan hydrolysis. The primary mechanism for lysozyme resistance in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms appears to be direct modification of peptidoglycan; however, modification of other cell wall-linked components, such as teichoic acid, may also contribute to resistance (Amano K & Williams JC 1983; Bera A et al. 2005; Pushkaran AC et al. 2015).

LYZ is found in many human secretions such as tears, milk, mucus and saliva (Surna A et al. 2009; Minami J et al. 2015; Sahin O et al. 2016; Masschalck B & Michiels CW. 2003).

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
13816 Mechanism of lysozyme catalysis: role of ground-state strain in subsite D in hen egg-white and human lysozymes

Assaf, Y, Sharon, N, Chipman, DM, Schindler, M

Biochemistry 1977
19179970 Lysozyme and microbiota in relation to gingivitis and periodontitis

Jonaitis, J, Sakalauskiene, J, Surna, A, Vitkauskiene, A, Gleiznys, A, Saferis, V, Kubilius, R

Med. Sci. Monit. 2009
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lysozyme activity of LYZ:PGN [extracellular region]

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