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saccharolytic

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saccharolytic /sac·cha·ro·lyt·ic/ (sak″ah-ro-lit´ik) capable of breaking the glycosidic bonds in saccharides.
sac·cha·ro·lyt·ic (sk-r-ltk)
adj.
Capable of hydrolyzing or otherwise metabolizing a sugar molecule resulting in the production of energy.

saccharolytic [sak″ah-ro-lit´ik]
capable of splitting up sugar.

saccharolytic
capable of splitting up sugar.


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7) It is now well accepted that it is important for good gut health to maintain saccharolytic fermentation rather than putrefactive fermentation in the colon.
28) Prevotella melaninogenica, as a saccharolytic bacteria, disintegrates galactose.
Isolates are typically saccharolytic and ferment a variety of carbohydrate compounds but fail to hydrolyze gelatin or urea, reduce nitrate, or produce indole, lecithinase, or lipase (3).
 
 
 
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