depalmitoylating

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