noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   hydrolysis using water alone (often at high temperatures) uncountable
2. 2
   hydrolysis of a peptide or enzyme catalyzed by itself uncountable

   "FlhB undergoes asparagine-mediated autohydrolysis at N269-P270 [12 ,13 ]."

Example

More examples

"FlhB undergoes asparagine-mediated autohydrolysis at N269-P270 [12 ,13 ]."

Etymology

From auto- + hydrolysis.

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