noun
- plural of proteolysis; the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids by the action of enzymes
Usage: biochemistry; technical
Examples
- The researcher studied multiple proteolyses occurring in the cell.
- Different proteolyses were observed under varying pH conditions.
- The enzyme catalyzed several proteolyses simultaneously.
- Proteolyses play crucial roles in cellular metabolism.
- The lab measured the rates of various proteolyses.
- These proteolyses help recycle amino acids in the body.