Lysozymes' esterase activity

A non-specific esterase activity of hen lysozyme (c-type) has previously been described: histidine was claimed to be involved in this activity. The present letter reports that a histidine-less lysozyme from the duck egg-white (c-type) as well as a goose lysozyme (g-type) possess such an esterase act...

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Published inFEBS letters Vol. 162; no. 1; pp. 120 - 122
Main Authors JOLLES, J, JOLLES, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 03.10.1983
Elsevier
Subjects
Amino Acid Sequence
Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry
Anatidae
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Chickens
Duck lysozyme
Ducks
Enzymes and enzyme inhibitors
Esterase activity
Esterases - metabolism
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Goose lysozyme
Histidine
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Hydrolases
Lysozyme
Muramidase - metabolism
Structure-Activity Relationship
Struthio
Esterase activity
Duck lysozyme
Lysozyme
Goose lysozyme
Vertebrata
Enzymatic activity
Esterase
Egg
Duck
Aves
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Summary:A non-specific esterase activity of hen lysozyme (c-type) has previously been described: histidine was claimed to be involved in this activity. The present letter reports that a histidine-less lysozyme from the duck egg-white (c-type) as well as a goose lysozyme (g-type) possess such an esterase activity determined using p-nitrophenylacetate.
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ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(83)81061-8