[Lysozyme Reference Standard (Control 871) of the National Institute of Hygienic Sciences]

A candidate for the Lysozyme Reference Standard (Control 871) of the National Institute of Hygienic Sciences was prepared. Purity of the standard material examined electrophoretically was more than 99.5%. Lysozyme potency of the standard material was assayed turbidimetrically using dry-cells of Micrococcus luteus as a substrate and compared with that of the Lysozyme Reference Standard (Control 865). Potency of the standard material was in satisfactory agreement with that of the standard and was defined as 1 mg [potency] per mg.