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deimination

deimination noun: the removal or conversion of an imine group; especially the post-translational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline.

Noun

deimination (plural deiminations)

  1. The removal or conversion of an imine group; especially the post-translational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline
    Synonyms:
    citrullination

Synonyms of deimination

Forms of deimination

pluraldeiminations

Origin of deimination

From de- + imination.

Questions about deimination

What does deimination mean?
Deimination means the removal or conversion of an imine group; especially the post-translational modification of the amino acid arginine in a protein into the amino acid citrulline.
What part of speech is deimination?
Deimination is a noun.
What is the plural of deimination?
The plural of deimination is deiminations.

Words near deimination in the dictionary

  1. deiminase
  2. deiminases
  3. deiminate
  4. deiminated
  5. deiminates
  6. deimination
  7. deiminations
  8. deimmortalization
  9. deimmortalize
  10. deimmortalized
  11. deimmunization

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