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farnesylate

farnesylate verb: to attach a farnesyl group to a protein.

Verb

farnesylate (third-person singular simple present farnesylates, present participle farnesylating, simple past and past participle farnesylated)

  1. To attach a farnesyl group to a protein.

Forms of farnesylate

third-person singular presentfarnesylates
present participlefarnesylating
past participlefarnesylated
pastfarnesylated

Origin of farnesylate

From farnesyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from farnesylate

Questions about farnesylate

What does farnesylate mean?
Farnesylate means to attach a farnesyl group to a protein.
What part of speech is farnesylate?
Farnesylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of farnesylate?
The past tense of farnesylate is farnesylated.

Words near farnesylate in the dictionary

  1. farnesols
  2. farness
  3. farnesses
  4. farnesyl
  5. farnesylatable
  6. farnesylate
  7. farnesylated
  8. farnesylates
  9. farnesylating
  10. farnesylation
  11. farnesylcyclohexenone

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