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phospholipolytic

phospholipolytic adjective: that breaks down (hydrolyzes) phospholipids.

Adjective

phospholipolytic (not comparable)

  1. That breaks down (hydrolyzes) phospholipids
    • Amongst up-regulated genes there were both genes coding for enzymes with phospholipolytic activity such as several phospholipases (D3/4, A2, lysophospholipase 2) as well as others with biosynthetic functions including a number of specific acytransferase enzymes.2015 October 22, “Influence of Development and Dietary Phospholipid Content and Composition on Intestinal Transcriptome of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about phospholipolytic

What does phospholipolytic mean?
Phospholipolytic means that breaks down (hydrolyzes) phospholipids.
What part of speech is phospholipolytic?
Phospholipolytic is an adjective.

Words near phospholipolytic in the dictionary

  1. phospholipoglycoprotein
  2. phospholipoglycoproteins
  3. phospholipoid
  4. phospholipoids
  5. phospholipolysis
  6. phospholipolytic
  7. phospholipolytically
  8. phospholipomannan
  9. phospholipomannans
  10. phospholipoprotein
  11. phospholipoproteinaceous

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