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
They contain certain proteolytic or protein-splitting ferments, by means of which they decompose and digest poisons and hostile microorganisms.
From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr
This ferment, called by them galactase, on account of its origin in milk, is a proteolytic enzym of the tryptic type.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by H. L. (Harry Luman) Russell
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
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
