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proteolytic

proteolytic adjective: of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis.

Adjective

proteolytic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis.
    • A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI

proteolytic meaning in Tamil

proteolytic in Tamil

புரதச்சிதைப்பு

Origin of proteolytic

From proteo- + -lytic.

Words formed from proteolytic

Questions about proteolytic

What does proteolytic mean?
Proteolytic means of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis.
What is proteolytic in Tamil?
Proteolytic in Tamil is புரதச்சிதைப்பு. See Proteolytic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is proteolytic?
Proteolytic is an adjective.

Words near proteolytic in the dictionary

  1. proteolyse
  2. proteolysed
  3. proteolyses
  4. proteolysing
  5. proteolysis
  6. proteolytic
  7. proteolytical
  8. proteolytically
  9. proteolyze
  10. proteolyzed
  11. proteolyzes

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