Use of hen egg white lysozyme in the food industry

T Silvetti, S Morandi, M Hintersteiner… - Egg innovations and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lysozymes are a class of enzymes with antimicrobial properties that are widely found across
the animal kingdom as a natural bactericide. Currently, lysozyme from the egg white of …

Egg-white lysozyme as a food preservative: an overview

FE Cunningham, VA Proctor… - World's Poultry Science …, 1991 - cambridge.org
The use of lysozyme as a food preservative and the factors affecting lysozyme activity
(temperature, chemicals, processing and complexes) is reviewed. Lysozyme inhibits the …

Lysozyme and its modified forms: A critical appraisal of selected properties and potential

G Leśnierowski, T Yang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Lysozyme is present in most organisms in the world, in which it performs highly
important protective biological functions. The native form of this enzyme is a monomer that …

Lysozyme

G Lesnierowski, J Kijowski - Bioactive egg compounds, 2007 - Springer
Lysozyme is a strongly basic protein, hen egg white its rich source. It can be obtained on a
commercial scale as a preparation of biological activity. Lysozyme is known as a hydrolase …

A sensitive HPLC method to detect hen's egg white lysozyme in milk and dairy products

L Pellegrino, A Tirelli - International Dairy Journal, 2000 - Elsevier
Because of the lytic activity on the cell wall of bacteria like Clostridium tyrobutyricum, hen's
egg white lysozyme is used in cheese manufacturing to prevent late blowing. A HPLC …

Lysozyme and its application as antibacterial agent in food industry

N Nawaz, S Wen, F Wang, S Nawaz, J Raza, M Iftikhar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lysozymes are hydrolytic enzymes characterized by their ability to cleave the β-(1, 4)-
glycosidic bonds in peptidoglycan, a major structural component of the bacterial cell wall …

Lysozyme in wine: an overview of current and future applications

K Liburdi, I Benucci, M Esti - … in Food Science and Food Safety, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Lysozyme, a muramidase enzyme from egg whites (EC 3.2. 1.17), is widely used in soluble
form to control lactic acid bacteria in different foods. Moreover, hen egg white lysozyme is a …

Lysozyme: A natural antimicrobial enzyme of interest in food applications

GG Syngai, G Ahmed - Enzymes in food biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Lysozyme, a type of glycanhydrolase, hydrolyzes the β-1, 4-linkages between N-
acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine residues in the peptidoglycan of bacterial …

Different analytical approaches in assessing antibacterial activity and the purity of commercial lysozyme preparations for dairy application

M Brasca, S Morandi, T Silvetti, V Rosi, S Cattaneo… - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Hen egg-white lysozyme (LSZ) is currently used in the food industry to limit the proliferation
of lactic acid bacteria spoilage in the production of wine and beer, and to inhibit butyric acid …

Lysozyme separation from chicken egg white: a review

A Shahmohammadi - European Food Research and Technology, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Lysozyme (EC 3.2. 1.17) is a glycoside hydrolase with an important role in
antibacterial defense mechanism. Because of its bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties …