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detyrosination

detyrosination noun: the removal of tyrosine from (the carboxyl terminal of) a protein, especially as a posttranslational modification.

Noun

detyrosination (uncountable)

  1. The removal of tyrosine from (the carboxyl terminal of) a protein, especially as a posttranslational modification

Origin of detyrosination

From de- + tyrosination.

Questions about detyrosination

What does detyrosination mean?
Detyrosination means the removal of tyrosine from (the carboxyl terminal of) a protein, especially as a posttranslational modification.
What part of speech is detyrosination?
Detyrosination is a noun.

Words near detyrosination in the dictionary

  1. detwin
  2. detwinned
  3. detwinning
  4. detwins
  5. detyrosinated
  6. detyrosination
  7. Deu.
  8. Deua
  9. Deua River Valley
  10. deubiquinase
  11. deubiquitilase

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