peptidolysisn.
/ˌpɛptᵻˈdɒlᵻsɪs/, /ˌpɛptʌɪˈdɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɛptəˈdɑləsəs/ Biochemistry.
The breakdown of a polypeptide into smaller peptides or amino acids by the hydrolysis of peptide bonds.
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1972 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 265 70 Cleavage..of a 50 000-dalton peptide into fragments of 44 000 and 6000 daltons, respectively, can clearly be detected... Such peptidolysis can be observed only after dissolution of the protein by the detergent.
1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 8387/1 Glu-296..probably acts as a base in peptidolysis.
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n.1972- hydrolyse
- hydrolysed
- hydrolyses
- hydrolysing
- hydrolysis
- hydrolyst
- hydrolyte
- hydrolytes
- hydrolytic
- hydrolytically
- hydrolyzate
- hydrolyzates
- hydrom
- hydromagnesite
- hydromagnetic
- hydromagnetically
- hydromagnetics
- hydromance
- hydromancer
- hydromancers
- hydromancies
- hydromancy
- hydromania
- hydromaniac
- hydromaniacal