Antiautolysin

/ˌæntiˈɔtəlɪsɪn/ noun

Definition

A substance that prevents or inhibits autolysin, an enzyme that causes a cell to break down or digest its own tissues.

Etymology

From 'anti-' (against) + 'autolysin,' from Greek 'auto-' (self) + 'lysis' (breaking apart). This biochemistry term names inhibitors of self-destructive cellular processes.

Kelly Says

Your cells naturally produce autolysins to clean house by destroying damaged parts—but sometimes they go too far, so antiautolysin keeps this cleanup from becoming self-destruction!

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