ID LYSC_OPIHO Reviewed; 145 AA. AC Q91159; DT 15-JUL-1998, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-NOV-1996, sequence version 1. DT 16-JUN-2009, entry version 54. DE RecName: Full=Lysozyme C; DE EC=3.2.1.17; DE AltName: Full=1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase C; DE Flags: Precursor; GN Name=LYZ; OS Opisthocomus hoazin (Hoatzin). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; OC Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; OC Neognathae; Opisthocomiformes; Opisthocomidae; Opisthocomus. OX NCBI_TaxID=30419; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA]. RC TISSUE=Stomach; RX MEDLINE=95115540; PubMed=7815930; RA Kornegay J.R., Schilling J.W., Wilson A.C.; RT "Molecular adaptation of a leaf-eating bird: stomach lysozyme of the RT hoatzin."; RL Mol. Biol. Evol. 11:921-928(1994). CC -!- FUNCTION: Lysozymes have primarily a bacteriolytic function; those CC in tissues and body fluids are associated with the monocyte- CC macrophage system and enhance the activity of immunoagents. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-linkages between N- CC acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a CC peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in CC chitodextrins. CC -!- SUBUNIT: Monomer. CC -!- MISCELLANEOUS: Lysozyme C is capable of both hydrolysis and CC transglycosylation; it shows also a slight esterase activity. It CC acts rapidly on both peptide-substituted and unsubstituted CC peptidoglycan, and slowly on chitin oligosaccharides. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 22 family. CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see http://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; L36032; AAA73935.1; -; mRNA. DR PIR; A55241; A55241. DR HSSP; P37156; 1JUG. DR CAZy; GH22; Glycoside Hydrolase Family 22. DR HOVERGEN; Q91159; -. DR BRENDA; 3.2.1.17; 290509. DR GO; GO:0003796; F:lysozyme activity; IEA:EC. DR GO; GO:0016998; P:cell wall macromolecule catabolic process; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0019835; P:cytolysis; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR GO; GO:0042742; P:defense response to bacterium; IEA:UniProtKB-KW. DR InterPro; IPR001916; Glyco_hydro_22. DR InterPro; IPR019799; Glyco_hydro_22_CS. DR InterPro; IPR000974; Glyco_hydro_22_lys. DR Pfam; PF00062; Lys; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00137; LYSOZYME. DR PRINTS; PR00135; LYZLACT. DR SMART; SM00263; LYZ1; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00128; LACTALBUMIN_LYSOZYME_1; 1. DR PROSITE; PS51348; LACTALBUMIN_LYSOZYME_2; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Antimicrobial; Bacteriolytic enzyme; Disulfide bond; Glycosidase; KW Hydrolase; Signal. FT SIGNAL 1 19 Potential. FT CHAIN 20 145 Lysozyme C. FT /FTId=PRO_0000018498. FT ACT_SITE 53 53 By similarity. FT ACT_SITE 70 70 By similarity. FT DISULFID 25 145 By similarity. FT DISULFID 49 133 By similarity. FT DISULFID 82 98 By similarity. FT DISULFID 94 112 By similarity. FT VARIANT 23 23 P -> S (in 50% of the molecules). SQ SEQUENCE 145 AA; 16268 MW; FCDA921A2CAE7E94 CRC64; MLFFGFLLAF LSAVPGTEGE IIPRCELVKI LREHGFEGFE GTTIADWICL VQHESDYNTE AYNNNGPSRD YGIFQINSKY WCNDGKTSGA VDGCHISCSE LMTNDLEDDI KCAKKIARDA HGLTPWYGWK NHCEGRDLSS YVKGC //