A purified lysozyme-hydrolysis product of muco-complex obtained from M.lysodeikticus was further investigated by hypoiodite and periodate oxidations as well as by electrometric titration to elucidate the structure of O-(N-acetylmuramic acid)-(1→4)-N-acetylglucosamine. The enzymatic specificity of lysozyme for a proposed structure of the muco-complex was discussed.
