From the history of the study of the lysozyme in the first third of the XX century by foreign and Russian scientists

This publication analyzes the history of the formation of scientific information about the enzyme lysozyme and those research directions that were formed within the framework of the subject under consideration by Russian, Soviet and foreign scientists. The contribution of individual microbiologists to the study of lysozyme, the attempt of scientists to explain the significance and role of this enzyme in the human body, as well as its introduction into medical practice is characterized.