Abstract

CASTRO, J.F  and  PEREZ, M.E. Variación de la actividad de lisozima en leche de tres especies de perisodáctilos. Rev. vet. [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.1, pp.58-60. ISSN 1669-6840.

The existence of lysozyme activity in the milk of a native perissodactyle, the tapir, is described. This enzyme is compared to lysozyme activity in asses’ and mare´s milk, both at 25ºC as well as at higher temperatures. A particular behavior of the enzyme at high temperatures was found in ass`s and tapir`s milk, allowing to develop an hypothesis regarding the presence of an enzyme inhibitor, labile to heat, that would cause the increase of the lysozyme activity after destruction/consumption.

Keywords : Mare; Ass; Tapir; Lysozyme in milk.

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