Purity ≥95% by SDS-PAGE. Lysozyme (muramidase) hydrolyzes preferentially the beta-1,4 glucosidic linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine which occur in the mucopeptide cell wall structure of certain microorganisms, such as Micrococcus lysodeikticus. A somewhat more limited activity is exhibited towards chitin oligomers. Lysozyme is of widespread distribution in animals and plants. That which has been most extensively studied is from hen egg white (lysozyme C). Lysozyme is also found in mammalian secretions and tissues, saliva, tears, milk, cervical mucus, leukocytes, kidneys, etc. Useful for the rapid isolation of RNA from gram negative bacteria. Can be used to prepare small amounts of plasmid DNA.