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== Overview ==

== Hen-white Lysozyme Overview ==

The primary catalytic action of the enzyme lysozyme is to hydrolyze β(1→4) glycosidic linkages between N-acetylglucosamine sugar (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid sugar (NAM) found in bacterial cell walls.<ref>http://lysozyme.co.uk/</ref> More specifically, lysozyme hydrolyzes the linkages from ''N''-acetylmuramic acid to ''N''-acetylglucosamine which occur in peptidoglycans of the cell wall. The small 14.3 kD Hen egg white lysozyme is one of the most widely studied lysozymes.<ref>Voet, Voet, and Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 3 ed. John Wiley & Sons: 2008.</ref>

The primary catalytic action of the enzyme hen-white lysozyme is to hydrolyze β(1→4) glycosidic linkages between N-acetylglucosamine sugar (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid sugar (NAM) found in bacterial cell walls.<ref>http://lysozyme.co.uk/</ref> More specifically, lysozyme hydrolyzes the linkages from ''N''-acetylmuramic acid to ''N''-acetylglucosamine which occur in peptidoglycans of the cell wall. The small 14.3 kD Hen egg white lysozyme is one of the most widely studied lysozymes.<ref>Voet, Voet, and Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 3 ed. John Wiley & Sons: 2008.</ref>

== Secondary structure ==

Hen egg white lysozyme is formed from one polypetide chain 129 amino acids in length. Important <scene name='Sandbox_42/Secondary_structures/3'>secondary structures</scene> formed by the chain include 7 alpha helicies and 1 beta sheet consisting of 3 anti-parallel strands. 4 disulfide bonds are involved in folding of the chain.

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-== Overview ==
+== Hen-white Lysozyme Overview ==
-The primary catalytic action of the enzyme lysozyme is to hydrolyze β(1→4) glycosidic linkages between N-acetylglucosamine sugar (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid sugar (NAM) found in bacterial cell walls.<ref>http://lysozyme.co.uk/</ref> More specifically, lysozyme hydrolyzes the linkages from ''N''-acetylmuramic acid to ''N''-acetylglucosamine which occur in peptidoglycans of the cell wall. The small 14.3 kD Hen egg white lysozyme is one of the most widely studied lysozymes.<ref>Voet, Voet, and Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 3 ed. John Wiley & Sons: 2008.</ref>
+The primary catalytic action of the enzyme hen-white lysozyme is to hydrolyze β(1→4) glycosidic linkages between N-acetylglucosamine sugar (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid sugar (NAM) found in bacterial cell walls.<ref>http://lysozyme.co.uk/</ref> More specifically, lysozyme hydrolyzes the linkages from ''N''-acetylmuramic acid to ''N''-acetylglucosamine which occur in peptidoglycans of the cell wall. The small 14.3 kD Hen egg white lysozyme is one of the most widely studied lysozymes.<ref>Voet, Voet, and Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry. 3 ed. John Wiley & Sons: 2008.</ref>
 == Secondary structure ==
 Hen egg white lysozyme is formed from one polypetide chain 129 amino acids in length. Important <scene name='Sandbox_42/Secondary_structures/3'>secondary structures</scene> formed by the chain include 7 alpha helicies and 1 beta sheet consisting of 3 anti-parallel strands. 4 disulfide bonds are involved in folding of the chain.