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Peptidolysis

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proteolysisnoun(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.
peptolysisnounThe hydrolysis of peptones.
peptidyldipeptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide
pepsinolysisnoun(biochemistry) The lysis of proteins by means of pepsin
endoproteolysisnoun(biochemistry) The breaking of the peptide bonds of nonterminal amino acids in proteins
peptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
proteinolysisnounAlternative form of proteolysis. [(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.]
trypsinolysisnoun(biochemistry) The cleavage of peptide bonds by means of trypsin
peptidogenesisnoun(biochemistry) The biogenesis of peptides
polypeptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a polypeptide
peptidomicsnoun(biochemistry) The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of peptides of an organism.
oligopeptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein
peptonizationnoun(physiology, biochemistry) The conversion of a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin
pepsidasenounMisspelling of peptidase. [(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.]
pentapeptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a pentapeptide
pepsinnoun(biochemistry) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.
proteasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
transpeptidationnoun(biochemistry) The transfer of one or more amino acids between peptides.
endopeptidasenoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends
peptidyl-glycinamidasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of C-terminal glycinamide from polypeptides.

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