Learning Objectives for "Immediate Innate Immunity: C1. Antimicrobial Enzymes and Peptides "

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State how long it takes for immediate innate immunity to become activated and what it involves.

2*. State the function of the following antimicrobial enzymes and peptides:

a. lysozyme
b. phospholipase A₂
c. defensins
d. cathelicidins
e. lactotransferrin and transferrin

(*) = Common theme throughout the course

• RETURN TO "IMMEDIATE INNATE IMMUNITY: C1. ANTIMICROBIAL ENZYMES AND PEPTIDES"

Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.