"Muramidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A basic enzyme that is present in saliva, tears, egg white, and many animal fluids. It functions as an antibacterial agent. The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrin. EC 3.2.1.17.
| Descriptor ID |
D009113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Muramidase- Muramidase
- N-Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase
- Glycanhydrolase, N-Acetylmuramide
- N Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase
- Lysozyme
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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KGF increases SP-A and SP-D mRNA levels and secretion in cultured rat alveolar type II cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1998 Feb; 18(2):168-78.