exolytic

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ -lytic.

Adjective

exolytic (not comparable)

1. Relating to exolysis
   • 2016 February 13, “Probing the Catalytic Mechanism of Vibrio harveyi GH20 ?-N -Acetylglucosaminidase by Chemical Rescue”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     The enzyme, known as VhGlcNAcase (formerly VhNag2), exhibited exolytic activity, degrading chitin oligosaccharides from the non-reducing end in a sequential manner, with GlcNAc monomer as the final product.