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Body secretions contain an enzyme called?
lysozyme
When body temperature rises what becomes active?
The sweat glands become active when the body temperature rises.
What happens if lysozyme fails?
Our body cannot fight all substances.
Lysozyme is found in the body secretions?
Saliva, tears, mucus, milk.
Is lysozyme in saliva and tears to destroy bacteria a body defense?
Yes. Lysozymes and enzymes
What is the antimicrobial enzyme found in tears?
lysozyme
What does lysozyme do to defend the body?
Lysozyme is an enzyme found commonly in your tears. It defends your body against foreign invaders through you eyes. (You eyelashes also provide protection) The lysozyme damage bacterial cell walls via catalyzing hydrolysis.
Drug resistant micro-organisms produce lysozyme?
Lysozyme is an enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and thereby acting as a mild antiseptic. Gram-negative bacteria are drug resistant micro-organisms that produce lysozyme.
What will happen if a bacterial cell is placed in distilled water with lysozyme?
lysozyme will diffuse in to the cell
Can hep become active again after 6 years of non-reactive due to treatment?
Yes, hepatitis cannot be eliminated from the body but only suppressed. If conditions are right, the virus can reassert itself and become active again.
What can you test with Lysozyme?
basically...
When do zebras become active in savannas?
They would never become active in savanna
