Lysozyme from human parotid saliva was purified to the point where it was judged, by the criteria of ultracentrifugation and disk electrophoresis, to be homogeneous. The parotid lysozyme had a specific activity 3.5 times greater than that of hen egg-white lysozyme and a composition that was different, especially in regard to tyrosine, serine, and glutamic acid content. The molecular weight was determined to be around 14,300. When tryptophan residues were modified with N-bromosuccinamide, no lytic activity was found, which indicates that the tryptophan residues may play an important role in the maintenance of the parotid lysozyme activity.
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