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Crystal structure of hen egg white lysozyme at 225 Kelvin (Duplicate)

Source organism: Gallus gallus
Biochemical function: identical protein binding
Biological process: obsolete catabolism by organism of cell wall peptidoglycan in other organism
Cellular component: endoplasmic reticulum

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EC 3.2.1.17: Lysozyme

Reaction catalysed:
Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins
Systematic name:
Peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • 1,4-N-acetylmuramidase
  • Globulin G
  • Globulin G1
  • L-7001
  • Lysozyme g
  • Mucopeptide N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase
  • Mucopeptide glucohydrolase
  • Muramidase
  • N,O-diacetylmuramidase
  • PR1-lysozyme

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Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00062
Domain description: C-type lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin family
Occurring in:
  1. Lysozyme C
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8d7c contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF00062 (C-type lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin family) in Lysozyme C. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

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