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Which enzyme in tears and saliva attacks bacterial walls?

  • Lysozyme
  • Trypsin
  • Catalase

The answer is Lysozyme. Discovered by Fleming.

Lysozyme

Lysozyme is an antimicrobial enzyme produced by animals that forms part of the innate immune system. It is a glycoside hydrolase that catalyzes the following process:Hydrolysis of (1→4)-β-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins

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