By harnessing the power of nature's own antibiotics, scientists have engineered an enzyme known as a lysin that not only kills MRSA in mice but also works synergistically with antibiotics that were once powerless against the formidable organism. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
By adding another fractional protein, lysin, the rats were made to thrive. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917] Reference
And we call such a method analysis, as being a solution backwards (anapalin lysin). From Wordnik.com. [Analysis] Reference
"It's as if this chimeric lysin evolved on its own," says Fischetti. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The difference is often greater when using weaker solutions than when using stronger dilutions of lysin. From Wordnik.com. [Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say] Reference
They then tested the chimeric lysin - named chimeric lysin for staphylococci, or ClyS - to see if it would behave like one that had evolved in nature. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Previous studies have revealed that the lysin motif (LysM) domains of bacterial cell wall-degrading enzymes are able to bind to peptidoglycan moieties of the cell wall. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
It is also possible to isolate the lysin proteins from phage and use them separately (dependent on being able to deliver a protein) which can also be incredibly specific. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Earth] Reference
To develop a functional lysin, Fischetti's team, including Anu Daniel and Chad Euler, a former postdoc and a senior graduate fellow in the lab, respectively, took advantage of the modular nature of lysins. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Synergism between a novel chimeric lysin and oxacillin protects against infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, A.u Daniel, Chad Euler, Mattias Collin, Peter Chahales, Kenneth Gorelick and Vincent A. Fischetti. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
For the past five years, Vincent A. Fischetti, head of the Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology, and his colleagues have tried to clone a lysin that specifically targets staph, but they always ran into the same problem. From Wordnik.com. [Domain-b Brand Dossier] Reference
Dr. TinyVet suggested giving lysin I think it’s spellt like this… as a food supplement – that it had shown good results…. From Wordnik.com. [laser kitty haz no needz for door handels - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Du yu yewz a GP-lysin-ed product?. From Wordnik.com. [Mommmm, I think it’s time to - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
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