Lysozyme

Lysozyme is part of the normal body's immune defense mechanism and has the function of lysing the cell wall of bacteria. In the human body, it exists in neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages; it also exists in mucosal secretions, becoming one of the body's defense factors. There is no lysozyme in normal human urine. There are significant differences in lysozyme activity values ​​in serum or body fluids of patients with certain diseases, so the determination of lysozyme activity is receiving increasing clinical attention. Commonly used methods are agar plate method and turbidimetric method.

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