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crotonylation

crotonylation noun: posttranslational modification of lysine residues in a histone by the introduction of crotonyl groups.

Noun

crotonylation (plural crotonylations)

  1. posttranslational modification of lysine residues in a histone by the introduction of crotonyl groups

Forms of crotonylation

pluralcrotonylations

Origin of crotonylation

From crotonyl + -ation.

Questions about crotonylation

What does crotonylation mean?
Crotonylation means posttranslational modification of lysine residues in a histone by the introduction of crotonyl groups.
What part of speech is crotonylation?
Crotonylation is a noun.
What is the plural of crotonylation?
The plural of crotonylation is crotonylations.

Words near crotonylation in the dictionary

  1. crotonoid
  2. crotonoids
  3. crotons
  4. crotonyl
  5. crotonylated
  6. crotonylation
  7. crotonylations
  8. crotonylene
  9. crotonylenes
  10. crotonylome
  11. crotonylomes

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