The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds. [ GOC:mah GOC:bf ]
Synonyms: peptidolysis
Term information
goslim_chembl, goslim_metagenomics, goslim_pir
This term was intentionally placed under 'protein metabolic process ; GO:0019538' rather than 'protein catabolic process ; GO:0030163' to cover all processes centered on breaking peptide bonds, including those involved in protein processing.