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thiolytic

thiolytic adjective: relating to thiolysis.

Adjective

thiolytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to thiolysis
    • Beta oxidation involves a repeating sequence of four enzymatic steps in which an acyl-coenzyme A ester (acyl-CoA) undergoes subsequent steps of dehydrogenation, hydration, another dehydrogenation and finally thiolytic cleavage [27 ].2016 February 13, “Effect of Dietary Restriction and Subsequent Re-Alimentation on the Transcriptional Profile of Bovine Skeletal Muscle”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of thiolytic

From thio- + -lytic.

Questions about thiolytic

What does thiolytic mean?
Thiolytic means relating to thiolysis.
What part of speech is thiolytic?
Thiolytic is an adjective.

Words near thiolytic in the dictionary

  1. thiols
  2. thioltransferase
  3. thioltransferases
  4. thiolutin
  5. thiolysis
  6. thiolytic
  7. thiomalate
  8. thiomalates
  9. thiomer
  10. thiomers
  11. thiomersal

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