autohydrolysis

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English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ hydrolysis.

Noun

autohydrolysis (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) hydrolysis using water alone (often at high temperatures)
  2. (biochemistry) hydrolysis of a peptide or enzyme catalyzed by itself
    • 2015 August 6, “Weak Interactions between Salmonella enterica FlhB and Other Flagellar Export Apparatus Proteins Govern Type III Secretion Dynamics”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      FlhB undergoes asparagine-mediated autohydrolysis at N269-P270 [12 ,13 ].