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 === Introduction ===
-Lysozyme is a powerful enzyme of biological significance found in abundance in tears, saliva, and human milk. In humans, it is encoded in the ''LYZ'' gene. Lysozyme is also known as muramidase, or glycoside hydrolase. Since it is a small, easily available, and  highly stable protein containing only 129 amino acid residues, it has been subject to extensive research regarding its function and structure.
+Lysozyme is a powerful enzyme of biological significance found in abundance in tears, saliva, and human milk. In humans, it is encoded in the ''LYZ'' gene. Lysozyme is also known as muramidase, or glycoside hydrolase. Since it is a small, easily available, and  highly stable protein containing only 129 amino acid residues, it has been subject to extensive research regarding its function and structure. Hen Egg White (HEW) Lysozyme is shown below.
-Hen Egg White (HEW) Lysozyme is shown below. The secondary structures can be seen in blue, and the disulfide bonds are highlighted in yellow. The following sections will highlight different subsections of the lysozyme protein using colors and labels through the program Jmol.
 === Function===

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