enzymatic decomposition

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Decomposition of organic materials (e.g. starch, sugars, proteins, lignin, hemicelluloses, etc.) with specific enzymes or microbes in which the enzyme converts a high relative molecular mass compound into lower relative molecular mass species.
Example: Enzyme-catalysed hydrolytic degradation of biomolecules.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. (Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)) on page 1129 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'enzymatic decomposition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09656 RIS BibTex EndNote
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