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deadenylate

deadenylate verb: to remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means.

Verb

deadenylate (third-person singular simple present deadenylates, present participle deadenylating, simple past and past participle deadenylated)

  1. To remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means

Forms of deadenylate

third-person singular presentdeadenylates
present participledeadenylating
past participledeadenylated
pastdeadenylated

Origin of deadenylate

From de- + adenylate.

Questions about deadenylate

What does deadenylate mean?
Deadenylate means to remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means.
What part of speech is deadenylate?
Deadenylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of deadenylate?
The past tense of deadenylate is deadenylated.

Words near deadenylate in the dictionary

  1. deadenosylates
  2. deadenosylating
  3. deadens
  4. deadenylase
  5. deadenylases
  6. deadenylate
  7. deadenylated
  8. deadenylates
  9. deadenylating
  10. deadenylation
  11. deadenylations

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