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proteolysis
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)The thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine released by proteolysis and so escaping de-iodination presumably diffuse into the blood_stream . Similar results might be expected from the influence of drugs or pathological conditions that limit iodide trapping , or organification , or accelerate thyroglobulin proteolysis . Related terms |
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