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Are bacteria killed by Lysine?


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Lysine:

  1. Bacteria are single-celled organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
  2. Lysine is a class of hydrolytic enzymes that can rupture the host's cell wall.
  3. Bacteriophages typically manufacture it to infect bacteria.
  4. Lysins are antibacterial agents because they have the ability to kill bacteria.
  5. Thus bacterias are killed by Lysine.

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