amidolytic

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English

Etymology

From amido- +‎ -lytic.

Adjective

amidolytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cleavage of amide groups (or, more specifically, of peptide bonds)
    • 2015 August 11, Subramanian Yegneswaran et al., “Lyso-Sulfatide Binds Factor Xa and Inhibits Thrombin Generation by the Prothrombinase Complex”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI:
      Further, since lyso-SF binds gd-fXa, we hypothesize that lyso-SF binds fXa outside its Gla domain to inhibit fXa procoagulant activity whitout inhibiting fXa amidolytic activity.