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proteolytic(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: adjective
- Definition: related to the breakdown of proteins into simpler, soluble substances such as peptides and amino acids, e.g. during digestion
- Example:
1. Many digestive enzymes are produced in inactive form and must be activated by a proteolytic enzyme.
2. Trypsin is activated when a portion is cut from the protein by a proteolytic enzyme (trypsinogen).
- Search history: proteolytic <- Bacteria <- Archaebacteria <- disulphide <- invaginate <- cysteine <- polarity <- phagocytosis <- inactive <- tail <- pole <- target <- Archaea <- segregate <- plasmid <- lectin <- helix
