Crystal structure of a charge engineered human lysozyme having enhanced bactericidal activity.

Human lysozyme is a key component of the innate immune system, and recombinant forms of the enzyme represent promising leads in the search for therapeutic agents able to treat drug-resistant infections. The wild type protein, however, fails to participate effectively in clearance of certain infectio...

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Main Authors: Avinash Gill, Thomas C Scanlon, Daniel C Osipovitch, Dean R Madden, Karl E Griswold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3049763?pdf=render