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HYDROLYZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water

Synonyms:

hydrolyse; hydrolyze

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hydrolyze" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

hydrolyzable (capable of undergoing hydrolysis)

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 Context examples: 

ABC transporters consist of two integral membrane proteins (permeases) each having six transmembrane segments, two peripheral membrane proteins that bind and hydrolyze ATP, and a periplasmic (or lipoprotein) substrate-binding protein.

(ABC Transporter, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is non-motile, non spore forming, catalase negative, does not hydrolyze esculin or urea and ferments glycogen, erythritol and ribose.

(Arcanobacterium bernardiae, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is urease positive, hydrolyzes esculin and does not produce acid from mannitol.

(Actinomyces naeslundii, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria exhibits darting motility by single polar flagella, does not hydrolyze esculin, is indole and urease negative and shows susceptibility to nalidixic acid.

(Arcobacter cryaerophilus, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is oxidase and catalase positive, reduces nitrate, hydrolyzes urea and is indole negative.

(Actinobacillus ureae, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria does not hydrolyze esculin, reduces nitrates, does not utilize succinate and is sensitive to lysozyme.

(Actinomadura pelletieri, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria hydrolyzes esculin, produces acid from xylose and is urease and catalase negative.

(Actinomyces israelii, NCI Thesaurus)

As a prodrug, moexipril is hydrolyzed into its active form moexiprilat, which competitively inhibits ACE, thereby blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.

(Moexipril, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, urease negative, does not hydrolyze carbohydrates, gelatin, or casein, and is sensitive to penicillin, erythromycin and aminoglycosides.

(Mycoplasma orale, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is catalase negative, does not hydrolyze arginine, does not reduce nitrate and is assachrolytic.

(Mogibacterium timidum, NCI Thesaurus)