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aminoacylation

aminoacylation noun: the addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase.

Noun

aminoacylation (plural aminoacylations)

  1. The addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

Forms of aminoacylation

pluralaminoacylations

Origin of aminoacylation

From amino- + acylation.

Words formed from aminoacylation

Questions about aminoacylation

What does aminoacylation mean?
Aminoacylation means the addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase.
What part of speech is aminoacylation?
Aminoacylation is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoacylation?
The plural of aminoacylation is aminoacylations.

Words near aminoacylation in the dictionary

  1. aminoacylases
  2. aminoacylate
  3. aminoacylated
  4. aminoacylates
  5. aminoacylating
  6. aminoacylation
  7. aminoacylations
  8. aminoacyls
  9. aminoacyltransferase
  10. aminoacyltransferases
  11. aminoadenosine

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