Biology GCSE
Hydrolysis
What Hydrolysis means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Digestion in which water is used to break peptide bonds, releasing smaller peptides and eventually individual amino acids.
The process of digestion in which water is used to split bonds, producing smaller soluble sugars.
Topics that use Hydrolysis
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption and transport
- active site
- Active site and substrate binding
- Amylase
- Anabolic and catabolic reactions
- Apparatus and measurement skills
- Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
- Biological catalysts
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