Describing a process or substance that breaks chemical bonds through aminolysis, or relating to reactions where amines split molecules apart.
From aminolysis + -ic (adjectival suffix). Emerged as chemists characterized the mechanisms of reactions involving amino compounds.
Aminolytic enzymes are industrial workhorses—they're used to break down waste polymers and recover valuable chemicals, turning plastic garbage into building blocks for new materials in a kind of chemical recycling system.
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