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autocyclization

autocyclization noun: the formation of a ring between two fragments of RNA.

Noun

autocyclization (usually uncountable, plural autocyclizations)

  1. (usually) The formation of a ring between two fragments of RNA.
    • The chromophore responsible for the optical properties in GFP-like proteins is composed of X-Tyr-Gly and is able to form an imidazolinone structure through an autocyclization step, which involves the residues in the vicinity of the chromophore environment such as the highly conserved E215 and R95...2015 July 29, “Chromophore Deprotonation State Alters the Optical Properties of Blue Chromoprotein”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of autocyclization

pluralautocyclizations

Origin of autocyclization

From auto- + cyclization.

Questions about autocyclization

What does autocyclization mean?
Autocyclization means the formation of a ring between two fragments of RNA.
What part of speech is autocyclization?
Autocyclization is a noun.
What is the plural of autocyclization?
The plural of autocyclization is autocyclizations.

Words near autocyclization in the dictionary

  1. autocyclic
  2. autocyclicity
  3. autocycling
  4. autocyclist
  5. autocyclists
  6. autocyclization
  7. autocyclizations
  8. autocyst
  9. autocysts
  10. autocytolysis
  11. autocytolytic

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