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<DIV><SPAN class=421064715-25102003><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Lyses is the the
third person singular of the verb "to lyse". It means "to cause the
breakdown of." E.g., "Complement lyses bacteria," or, "Diastase lyses
glycogen." </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=421064715-25102003>Once in a
blue moon, l</SPAN><SPAN class=421064715-25102003><FONT>yses is used as the
plural of lysis, which is Latin for dissolving. In English, lysis usually
means breakdown. In chemistry, it means the splitting of a compound into
two parts. In biology, it means the death of a cell and the disappearance
of its parts.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Allen A. Smith, Ph.D.<BR>Professor of Anatomy<BR>School of
Graduate Medical Sciences<BR>Barry University<BR>Miami Shores, FL</FONT>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
JCarpenter764@aol.com [mailto:JCarpenter764@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
October 24, 2003 6:29 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Histonet] (no
subject)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>can anyone explain to me what lyses is....i have
come across this term several times while studying for my exam.
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