Human tears contain an enzyme called lysozyme which damages the cell walls of bacteria. Which of the following best explains how this enzyme functions?

A. Lysozyme kills bacteria by engulfing them.

B. Lysozyme breaks through bacterial cell walls, killing the bacteria.

C. Lysozyme catalyzes a reaction that breaks down bacterial cell walls.

D. Lysozyme is destroyed as it digests bacterial cell wall molecules.

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Braylen Park

2 April, 00:36

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Deangelo Rasmussen · Answer 1

C. Lysozyme catalyzes a reaction that breaks down bacterial cell walls.

Kiera Orozco · Answer 2

I think the answer is c if im wrong feel free to take the answer down