hydrolyze

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"The new species, Ideonella sakaiensis, breaks down the plastic by using two enzymes to hydrolyze PET and a primary reaction intermediate, eventually yielding basic building blocks for growth," the scientists explained.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

Peroxisomes hydrolyze fatty acids, amino acids, and some toxins.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This means that the RAS protein can no longer hydrolyze GTP into GDP.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

"The new species, Ideonella sakaiensis, breaks down the plastic by using two enzymes to hydrolyze PET and a primary reaction intermediate, eventually yielding basic building blocks for growth," the scientists wrote.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

Heated with water in the absence of free acid, they hydrolyze even more readily than the salts of aluminium.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William