Aminolysis

/əmɪˈnɒlɪsɪs/ noun

Definition

A chemical reaction where an amine breaks apart a covalent bond by attacking and adding an amino group to a molecule.

Etymology

From amino- + -lysis (breaking apart, from Greek lysis). Coined in early 20th-century organic chemistry to describe a parallel reaction type to hydrolysis.

Kelly Says

Aminolysis is how your digestive system starts breaking down some proteins—specific enzymes use aminolysis to cleave bonds, essentially recruiting amino molecules as tiny chemical scissors that help cut proteins into pieces you can absorb.

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