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Lysozymes' esterase activity
Author(s) -
Jollès Jacqueline,
Jollès Pierre
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(83)81061-8
Subject(s) - lysozyme , esterase , egg white , chemistry , histidine , goose , biochemistry , enzyme , biology , ecology
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.