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I-type lysozyme Invertebrate type (I-type) lysozyme, initially identified in starfish and marine bivalves, are found in various invertebrate phyla and are apparently ubiquitous in insects. Lysozymes cleave the beta-(1,4)-glycosidic bond between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine in peptidoglycan, the major bacterial cell wall polymer. I-type enzymes share structural similarity and the conserved glutamate catalytic residue of the lysozyme family.
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