exolytic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

exo- +‎ -lytic

Adjective[edit]

exolytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to exolysis
    • 2016 February 13, “Probing the Catalytic Mechanism of Vibrio harveyi GH20 ?-N -Acetylglucosaminidase by Chemical Rescue”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The enzyme, known as VhGlcNAcase (formerly VhNag2), exhibited exolytic activity, degrading chitin oligosaccharides from the non-reducing end in a sequential manner, with GlcNAc monomer as the final product.