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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, characterized by, or promoting proteolysis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to proteolysis, or the digestion of proteids.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective biochemistry Of, relating to, or promoting
proteolysis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to proteolysis
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Examples
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Title: On-demand drug delivery from self-assembled nanofibrous gels: A new approach for treatment of proteolytic disease
Postpartum Depression Highest in Fall, Winter Ann Lukits 2011
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They work thrombolytically to break up blood clots through h the own proteolytic system.
Stefan Aschan: Bounce Back Faster from Painful Restrictions 2009
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The enzymes accelerate the inflammatory process for the healing of the wound, which means that the work of damage control, damage repair and construction is carried out speedier then without the additional proteolytic enzymes.
Stefan Aschan: Bounce Back Faster from Painful Restrictions 2009
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But proteolytic enzymes are such as pancreatin, papain, petizyme sp and bromelain.
Stefan Aschan: Bounce Back Faster from Painful Restrictions 2009
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Enzymes, four capsules twice a day between meals for six weeks bromelain and other proteolytic enzymes.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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The human stomach and small intestine secrete proteolytic enzymes, so the human diet obviously requires foods that actually contain protein.
Are we meat eaters or vegetarians? Part II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The benefits from proteolytic enzymes are that they inhibit inflammation without immunosuppression, reduce pain and edema, inhibit thrombi formation and stimulate thrombolysis, improve the blood supply and therefore the nutrition of the tissue and improve blood circulation.
Stefan Aschan: Bounce Back Faster from Painful Restrictions 2009
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Targeting of genes for endothelial growth factors and proteolytic enzymes have been essential for understanding mechanisms of neoangiogenesis and metastasis of solid tumours and are also used for developing therapeutic strategies to prevent spreading [68].
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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Platelet aggregation and fibrin formation both require the proteolytic enzyme thrombin, plus calcium ions and about a dozen other protein clotting factors.
Archive 2008-02-01 James Killus 2008
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Platelet aggregation and fibrin formation both require the proteolytic enzyme thrombin, plus calcium ions and about a dozen other protein clotting factors.
It's Always about the Blood James Killus 2008
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