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What does hydrolysis mean?

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  1. (chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
  2. (biochemistry) The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)
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The rate of hydrolysis depends not only on the tacticity of the polymer, but probably also on its configurational sequence statistics.
They solubilize dietary lipids facilitating their hydrolysis by lipases and their absorption into the bloodstream.
And what about the residuals of emerging processes like gasification, enzymatic hydrolysis, depolymerization, biodiesel production, etc?
Triflic anhydride, and its hydrolysis product, the viciously strong triflic acid, are notorious plastic-eaters and cap-softeners.
Because of this behavior upon hydrolysis, they are known as basic anhydrides.
Acids can cause hydrolysis without heating, as when tough meat is marinated in wine or lemon juice.

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