autolysin|autolysins in English
noun
breakdown of tissue as a result of digestive enzymes present in the tissue (symptom of malnutrition)
Use "autolysin|autolysins" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "autolysin|autolysins" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "autolysin|autolysins", or refer to the context using the word "autolysin|autolysins" in the English Dictionary.
1. Description: Ampicillin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to 1 or more of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) which in turn inhibit the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell walls.Bacteria eventually lyse due to ongoing activity of cell wall autolytic enzymes (autolysins and murein hydrolases) while cell wall assembly is arrested.