LYSOZYMES

摘要

The present invention is directed to lysozyme variants and nucleotide sequences encoding same. The lysozyme variants have antimicrobial and/or lysozyme activity and comprise an alteration of an amino acid sequence at one or more positions. The present invention is also directed to methods for producing and of using the Opisthocomus hoazin lysozyme and the lysozyme variants of the present invention as antimicrobial agents.