proteolysis
noun
the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
proteolytic
-
a word derived from
proteolysis.
Example Sentences
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And there are lyophilized proteolytic enzymes, which can be added to the urine during a test as tiny amounts of powder so that growths factors, EPO and insulin are degraded and no longer detectable.
From Time Magazine Archive
B. proteus is related to B. coli, but most varieties do not ferment lactose and are much more actively proteolytic than the latter organism, as shown by their ability to liquefy gelatin and casein.
From Food Poisoning by Edwin Oakes Jordan
In general, all proteolytic actions, even when accelerated by active enzymes, proceed much more slowly than do the hydrolyses of carbohydrates or fats.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The presence of proteolytic enzymes in most vegetative cells, and in seeds, may be demonstrated, however, by studying the action of extracts of these tissues upon soluble proteins.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Though it has been shown that lipase acts as a true catalyser, this may not hold for all, especially for proteolytic, enzymes.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
