In addition to his work on penicillin, Florey researched which enzyme?
Pepsin
Lysozyme
Trypsin
Lactase
Answer
In addition to his work on penicillin, Howard Florey also researched the enzyme lysozyme. Lysozyme is a protein that breaks down the cell walls of bacteria, and it is found in human saliva, tears, and other bodily fluids. Florey's research on lysozyme helped to pave the way for the development of antibiotics, which are drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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