acid hydrolase
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acid hydrolase
[‚as·əd ′hī·drə‚lās] (biochemistry)
Any of a group lysosomal digestive enzymes that function optimally in an acidic environment and can sever (by hydrolysis) particular chemical bonds found in natural materials.
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Analyses of rumen and intestinal methanogens and their genomes have revealed some features, for example, sialic acid synthesis and bile
acid hydrolases, which are associated with gut and/or rumen methanogens.
At higher concentrations, these ions rupture lysosomes and release destructive
acid hydrolases (Dalston et al., 1986).
It was found that lysosomes membrane rupture and release of
acid hydrolases contribute to apoptosis and necrosis of proximal tubular cells, this was identified in pathological situations (Servais et al., 2005).
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