2024 · Q105
An antibacterial enzyme present in saliva and tears is called
General KnowledgeBiology
- Aribozyme
- Blipase
- Clysozyme
- Disomerase
Explanation
Lysozyme is the antibacterial enzyme present in saliva, tears, nasal secretions and other body fluids; it destroys bacteria by breaking down their cell walls. Ribozymes are catalytic RNA, lipases digest fats, and isomerases rearrange molecular structures — none is the antibacterial enzyme of saliva and tears. The answer is (C).