KROK 1 2018 – Question 7 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Protective function of saliva is based on several mechanisms, including the presence of enzyme that has bactericidal action and causes lysis of complex capsular polysaccharides of staphylococci and streptococci. Name this enzyme:
- A. Oligo-1,6-glucosidase
- B. Lysozyme
- C. α-amylase
- D. β-glucuronidase
- E. Collagenase
Hint
Ask which hydrolase of saliva attacks the glycosidic bonds of the bacterial surface rather than digesting food.
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