proteolysis

English

Etymology

From proteo- +‎ -lysis.

Noun

proteolysis (countable and uncountable, plural proteolyses)

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

Derived terms

• autoproteolysis
• endoproteolysis

Related terms

• proteolytic

Translations

the hydrolysis of proteins

• Finnish: proteolyysi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: protéolyse (fr)