Definition of "proteolysis" []

• The hydrolytic breakdown of proteins into simpler, soluble substances such as peptides and amino acids, as occurs during digestion. (noun)

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• "Muscle breakdown, called proteolysis, was measured as the rate of appearance of the amino acid leucine into the plasma."
• "This is a cascade of proteolysis using a series of related factors."
• "I wanted to pursue, the effect of RNase on ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis."