Scissile bond

A scissile bond refers to a specific type of chemical bond that is particularly susceptible to cleavage or breaking under certain conditions, such as enzymatic action or chemical reactions. The term is often used in the context of biochemistry, especially when discussing the bonds within macromolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, or polysaccharides. For example, in the case of proteins, peptide bonds can be considered scissile bonds because they can be broken by proteolytic enzymes (proteases).