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Hydrolysis vs Protolysis - What's the difference?

hydrolysis | protolysis |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrolysis and protolysis

is that hydrolysis is 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 protolysis is any proton-transfer reaction.

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)

    • Related terms

    * hydrolyze

    protolysis

    English

    Noun

    (protolyses)
  • (chemistry) Any proton-transfer reaction

    • Derived terms

    *autoprotolysis