
好词典

源自希腊语 'lytikos',意为 '能够松开或分解',与 'lysis'(分解)相关。
❶ 指与溶解、分解或破坏细胞有关的,常用于描述病毒或酶对细胞的作用方式。
“The lytic cycle of a virus leads to the destruction of the host cell.”
(病毒的裂解周期会导致宿主细胞的破坏。)
“Lytic enzymes are used to break down bacterial cell walls.”
(裂解酶被用来分解细菌的细胞壁。)
lytic cycle — 指病毒在宿主细胞内复制并最终导致细胞破裂释放新病毒的过程。
“During the lytic cycle, the virus replicates rapidly and kills the host cell.”
(在裂解周期中,病毒快速复制并杀死宿主细胞。)
lytic enzyme — 能够分解细胞壁或细胞膜的酶,常用于实验室或医疗领域。
“Lytic enzymes are essential for extracting DNA from bacterial cells.”
(裂解酶对于从细菌细胞中提取DNA至关重要。)