hydrolyse
Cleave with water
Hydrolyse is the British spelling of hydrolyze—to break down a compound by chemical reaction with water.
Enzymes hydrolyse proteins into amino acids.
Fats hydrolyse into glycerol and fatty acids.
The process, hydrolysis, is fundamental to digestion and countless industrial applications: The starch is hydrolysed to produce glucose.
Protein that hastens reactions
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
- peptidaseBond-cleaving enzyme
lactase · hydrolase · substrate · ATP · protein · starch · cellulose · peptide
Response to stimulus
- catalystAgent enabling change
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
ester · cleavage · bond · nucleophile · electrophile · reagent · solvent · aqueous
Fat-alkali reaction making soap
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
- biofuelFuel from organic sources
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
processing · refining · pulping · textile · pharmaceutical · wastewater · biodegradation · depolymerization
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
peptidase · lactase · hydrolase · substrate · ATP · protein · starch · cellulose · peptide · glycoside
reaction
Response to stimulus
saponification · ester · cleavage · bond · nucleophile · electrophile · reagent · solvent · aqueous · alkaline
saponification
Fat-alkali reaction making soap
fermentation · processing · refining · pulping · textile · pharmaceutical · wastewater · biodegradation · depolymerization · starch
H2O
Water's molecular notation
- aqueousPertaining to liquid solutions
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
solvent · hydroxide · hydroxyl · condensation · hygroscopic
hydrolysecondense
Make more compact
dehydrate · polymerise · synthesise · esterify · synthesize
- alkaline hydrolysisBase-catalyzed molecular breakdown
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