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n. - The breakdown of certain large organic compounds into simpler, soluble substances, as occurs in digestion

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Usage examples (33)
  • This is a cascade of proteolysis using a series of related factors.
  • I wanted to pursue, the effect of RNase on ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis.
  • This increase in protein synthesis was accompanied by an increase in whole-body proteolysis.
  • Interestingly, Ernie studied proteolysis before Avram joined him first, but had never published in the field before.
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