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nouna chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the watertype of:
Definition that contains hydrolysis
- peptide amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
- nucleoside a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
- phosphatase any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
- collagenase any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin
- sucrase an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
- saponification a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
- fatty acid any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
- leucine a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
- deaminize remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
- invert sugar a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose