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Humoral Factors of Innate Immune System (view source)
Revision as of 12:06, 10 May 2012
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===Lysozyme===
===Lysozyme===
Lysozyme is one of the major bactericidal agents in secretions and particularly helps to protect vulnerable sites such as the eyes and nasal passages. The lysoszyme exerts bactericidal effects by digesting bacterial cell walls.
Lysozyme is one of the major bactericidal agents in secretions and particularly helps to protect vulnerable sites such as the eyes and nasal passages. The lysoszyme exerts bactericidal effects by digesting bacterial cell walls.
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The gram-positive bacteria are more sensitive to lysozyme action than gram-negative bacteria as the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria helps to protect them.
The gram-positive bacteria are more sensitive to lysozyme action than gram-negative bacteria as the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria helps to protect them.