Question 313 · LDEK · Etiology and pathogenesis of caries
Indicate the true statement concerning lysozyme contained in the saliva:
- A. increases the availability of oligosaccharides.
- B. binds free iron.
- C. lyses bacterial cells, releasing peptidoglycans.
- D. hydrolyses triglycerides to fatty acids and partial glycerides.
- E. agglutinates bacteria.
Hint
The enzyme's other name, muramidase, points to the bacterial structure it attacks.
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