Sentence examples for hydrolyze from inspiring English sources
The word 'hydrolyze' is correct and usable in written English
You would typically use this word in a scientific or technical context, to refer to a chemical reaction involving the splitting of a compound by reacting with water. For example: "The enzyme is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of proteins."
verb
To undergo, or to subject something to hydrolysis
Acid-forming bacteria hydrolyze large molecules such as proteins and lipids, breaking them into smaller water-soluble molecules, and then ferment those smaller molecules into various fatty acids.
The polynucleotides tend to hydrolyze (break down) in water.
The RCl3, RBr3, and RI3 compounds behave quite differently from the RF3 compounds in that they are hygroscopic and rapidly hydrolyze in air.
Lipases hydrolyze triglycerides (fats) into their component fatty acid and glycerol molecules.
Peptidases hydrolyze peptide bonds (between the carboxylic acid group of one amino acid and the amino group of another) within protein molecules (see proteolytic enzyme).
They also secrete the enzymes disaccharidase and peptidase that hydrolyze disaccharides and polypeptides to monosaccharides and dipeptides to amino acids, respectively.
The only way to do that is to apply gentle heat which, with help from the acids of the marinade, hydrolyzes the long collagen fibrils into small soluble chunks.To celebrate the end of summer last weekend, your correspondent bought an eight-pound "packer's cut" of brisket with the "cap-fat" left in place to help the meat remain moist as it slowly roasted.
In this way three molecules of CO2 yield one molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, while the entire fixation cycle hydrolyzes nine molecules of ATP and oxidizes six molecules of NADPH.
Spontaneous mutations occur when DNA bases react with their environment, such as when water hydrolyzes a base and changes its structure, causing it to pair with an incorrect base.
A milder, more general reaction is the diazotization of an arylamine (a derivative of aniline, C6H5NH2) to give a diazonium salt, which hydrolyzes to a phenol.
Although many native proteins are resistant to the action of the enzyme trypsin, which breaks down proteins during digestion, they are hydrolyzed by the same enzyme after denaturation.
