Associations to the word «Proteolysis»

Wiktionary

PROTEOLYSIS, noun. (biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids; especially as part of the digestion of food.

Dictionary definition

PROTEOLYSIS, noun. The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne