UniProt functional annotation for P00704

UniProt code: P00704.

Organism: Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl) (Phasianus meleagris).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Numididae; Numida.
 
Function: Lysozymes have primarily a bacteriolytic function; those in tissues and body fluids are associated with the monocyte-macrophage system and enhance the activity of immunoagents.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins.; EC=3.2.1.17;
Subunit: Monomer.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Miscellaneous: Lysozyme C is capable of both hydrolysis and transglycosylation; it shows also a slight esterase activity. It acts rapidly on both peptide-substituted and unsubstituted peptidoglycan, and slowly on chitin oligosaccharides.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 22 family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00680}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.