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proteolysis
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The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds. [ ]
Term info
Label
proteolysis
Synonyms
- peptidolysis
Subsets
goslim_chembl, goslim_metagenomics, goslim_pir
comment
This term was intentionally placed under 'protein metabolic process ; GO:0019538' rather than 'protein catabolic process ; GO:0030163' to cover all processes centered on breaking peptide bonds, including those involved in protein processing.
has narrow synonym
ATP-dependent proteolysis
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0006508