This was a magical moment. The lysozyme structure, composed of 1,000 non-hydrogen atoms, contrasts with the model of sodium chloride composed of just two atoms (shown to the speaker's left in the ...

Dr Jiang’s research is going to determine whether an artificial form of an enzyme, called lysozyme, can help the brain’s immune system to clear away toxic amyloid protein build-ups in Alzheimer’s ...

To address this, the researchers ran a model amyloid-forming protein, hen egg white lysozyme, through a peristaltic pump similar to those used for dialysis. They then used fluorescence detection ...