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farnesylating

farnesylating is the present participle and gerund of farnesylate.

Meaning of farnesylate

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.

Questions about farnesylating

What is farnesylating the present participle and gerund of?
Farnesylating is the present participle and gerund of farnesylate.

Words near farnesylating in the dictionary

  1. farnesyl
  2. farnesylatable
  3. farnesylate
  4. farnesylated
  5. farnesylates
  6. farnesylating
  7. farnesylation
  8. farnesylcyclohexenone
  9. farnesylcysteine
  10. farnesylethyl
  11. farnesylpyrophosphate

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