title: Antibacterial protection in Marthasterias glacialis eggs: characterization of lysozyme-like activity.
abstract: Eggs from Marthastherias glacialis exert antibacterial action on marine bacterial strains and show a lysozyme-like activity. This one depends on pH and ionic strength of sample and reacting medium. This hydrolase, purified by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography, could be responsible for the bacterial growth inhibitory activity observed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Lecce, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stabili
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagliara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000737:chemistry*; D004531:Eggs; D009113:Muramidase / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009113:Muramidase