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adenosine |
an organic compound that is made up of adenine and ribose and found in nucleic acids, and that may be obtained as a white crystalline powder through the hydrolysis of yeast. |
glycoside |
any of a group of sugar compounds that yield a sugar and one or more other substances on hydrolysis. |
hydrolyte |
a substance that has gone through the process of hydrolysis. |
hydrolyze |
to subject to or undergo hydrolysis. |
nuclease |
any of several enzymes that facilitate the hydrolysis of nucleic acids. |
peptone |
any of various soluble, diffusible, derived proteins formed by the action of enzymes, or by the acid hydrolysis of proteins. |
steapsin |
an enzyme in the pancreatic juice that facilitates the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol. |
sucrase |
an enzyme that stimulates the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose; invertase. |
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