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Hydrolysis vs Furosine - What's the difference?

hydrolysis | furosine |

As nouns the difference between hydrolysis and furosine

is that hydrolysis is (chemistry) a chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water while furosine is (organic compound) a compound formed by the hydrolysis of amadori compounds in food; its level in processed foods is a measure of heat treatment.

hydrolysis

English

Noun

(hydrolyses)
  • (chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
  • (biochemistry) The degradation of certain biopolymers (proteins, complex sugars) by the chemical process that results in smaller polymers or monomers (such as amino acids or monosaccharides)

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    * hydrolyze

    furosine

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A compound formed by the hydrolysis of Amadori compounds in food; its level in processed foods is a measure of heat treatment