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depalmitoylate

depalmitoylate verb: to carry out depalmitoylation upon.

Verb

depalmitoylate (third-person singular simple present depalmitoylates, present participle depalmitoylating, simple past and past participle depalmitoylated)

  1. (transitive) To carry out depalmitoylation upon.
    • The fact that PPT1, which is a depalmitoylating enzyme, is itself regulated by palmitoylation may suggest the existence of a positive feedback loop; when PPT1 is palmitoylated, its enzymatic activity will decrease, thus leading to a higher level of palmitoylated proteins.2016 January 6, “Reversible Cysteine Acylation Regulates the Activity of Human Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of depalmitoylate

third-person singular presentdepalmitoylates
present participledepalmitoylating
past participledepalmitoylated
pastdepalmitoylated

Origin of depalmitoylate

From de- + palmitoylate.

Questions about depalmitoylate

What does depalmitoylate mean?
Depalmitoylate means to carry out depalmitoylation upon.
What part of speech is depalmitoylate?
Depalmitoylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of depalmitoylate?
The past tense of depalmitoylate is depalmitoylated.

Words near depalmitoylate in the dictionary

  1. depalletizing
  2. Depalma
  3. Depalmas
  4. depalmitoylase
  5. depalmitoylases
  6. depalmitoylate
  7. depalmitoylated
  8. depalmitoylates
  9. depalmitoylating
  10. depalmitoylation
  11. depalmitoylations

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