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v. - Undergo a chemical process of decomposition

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  • The name "lipobacter" has been proposed by De Kruyff for bacteria which hydrolyse fats.
  • Corynebacterium sp. is reported to be able to hydrolyse starch and produce organic acids.
  • The amount of lime theoretically necessary to hydrolyse a given quantity of a triglyceride, ignoring for the moment any catalytic influence, can be readily calculated;...
  • Release factors hydrolyse the peptidyl tRNA to release the polypeptide.
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