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How do you demonstrate saliva and tears for antimicrobial activity?
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∙ 16y ago
as microbes use oxygen, they produce hydrogen peroxide as a byproduct and release it. that H2O2 helps the lactoperoxidase enzyme found in tears and saliva to catalyze the oxidation of iodite and thiocyanate into hypoiodite and hypothiocyanate, which are powerful antimicrobials. Is this what you were looking for?
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Is lysozyme in saliva and tears to destroy bacteria a body defense?
Yes. Lysozymes and enzymes
What is the chemical found in tears and saliva that hydrolyzes the peptidoglycan in the certain bacterial cell walls?
lysosome
Do humans have dirty saliva?
It all depends on what they have recently had in their mouth. However human being get the saliva in their mouth via the blood stream, any thing that goes through the blood stream is subject to the influence of the immune system A normal healthy human as a result produces saliva that is just about sterile. As is also the case with urine, Semen, tears and vaginal secretion etc.
Name the enzyme present in human saliva?
A. The enzyme present in the human saliva is called salivary amylase and it starts the chemical digestion of starch. Also, there is another enzyme called lingual lipase which starts the chemical digestion of fats.
Is tears a chemical barrier against pathogens?
yes, tears prevent pathogens from entering the eye. when an irritation occurs the eye produces a salty liquid (tears) to clean the eye from any dust or pathogens. eyelashes also prevent pathogens and dust from entering. In terms of a chemical barrier, your tears contain the enzyme lysozyme which can disrupt the cell walls of gram-positive bacteria by digesting the peptidoglycan in them. This enzyme is also found in your saliva.
What are some antimicrobial factors found in saliva?
Some antimicrobial factors found in saliva are:lysozyme (also found in tears)peroxidaselactoferrin
What is the antimicrobial enzyme found in tears?
lysozyme
What do mucus saliva and tears have in common?
They are made of lymph.
What is the predominant antibody in mucus and saliva and tears and milk?
IgA
Is that true that tears and saliva have slight traces of HIV?
Yes it is true.
Lysozyme is found in the body secretions?
Saliva, tears, mucus, milk.
Can saliva transmit aids?
No, not unless theres a cut in your mouth.
Do lysozymes hydrolyze peptidoglycan?
yes they do... lysozyme in saliva and tears-enzyme that hydrolyzes the peptodoglycan
Is lysozyme in saliva and tears to destroy bacteria a body defense?
Yes. Lysozymes and enzymes
Are tears saliva?
Not even close to each other. They are two very different liquids.
What is the chemical found in tears and saliva that hydrolyzes the peptidoglycan in the certain bacterial cell walls?
lysosome
The chemical found in tears and saliva that hydrolyzes the peptidoglycan in certain bacterial cell walls is what?
lysosomes
