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citrullination

citrullination noun: the posttranslational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline.

Noun

citrullination (plural citrullinations)

  1. The posttranslational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline.
    • Naturally occurring/substituted amino acids, flanking targeted arginine, influence its susceptibility to citrullination by peptidylarginine deiminases.2017, B. Amin, W. Voelter, “Human Deiminases”, in A. Douglas Kinghorn, Heinz Falk, Simon Gibbons, Jun'ichi Kobayashi, editors, Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, Volume 106...
    • In MS citrullination is the most studied PTM^([post-translational modification]) from those listed in Table 6.1.2017, Alastair Wilkins, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd edition, Springer, page 141
    Synonyms:
    deimination

citrullination meaning in Tamil

citrullination in Tamil

சிட்ருலினாக்கம்

Synonyms of citrullination

Forms of citrullination

pluralcitrullinations

Origin of citrullination

From citrulline + -ation.

Words formed from citrullination

Questions about citrullination

What does citrullination mean?
Citrullination means the posttranslational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline.
What is citrullination in Tamil?
Citrullination in Tamil is சிட்ருலினாக்கம். See Citrullination meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is citrullination?
Citrullination is a noun.
What is the plural of citrullination?
The plural of citrullination is citrullinations.

Words near citrullination in the dictionary

  1. citrullinases
  2. citrullinate
  3. citrullinated
  4. citrullinates
  5. citrullinating
  6. citrullination
  7. citrullinations
  8. citrulline
  9. citrullinemia
  10. citrullinemic
  11. citrullines

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