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noun - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
noun - (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin.
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| The disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane. |
| Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane. |
| Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease. |
| (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria |
| recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside |
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Lysis ( LY-sis; Greek lýsis, "a loosing" from lýein, "to unbind") refers to the breaking down of the membrane of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic (that is, "lytic" LIT-k) mechanisms that compromise its integrity. A fluid containing the contents of lysed cells is called a lysate. In molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology laboratories, cell cultures may be subjected to lysis in the process of purifying their components, as in protein purification, DNA extraction, RNA extraction, or in purifying organelles. * Many species of bacteria are subject to lysis by the enzyme lysozyme, found in animal saliva, egg white, and other secretions. Phage lytic enzymes (lysins) produced during bacteriophage infection are responsible for the ability of these viruses to lyse bacterial cells. Penicillin and related -lactam antibiotics cause the death of bacteria through enzyme-mediated lysis that occurs after the drug causes the bacterium to form a defective cell wall. If the cell |