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glutamination

glutamination noun: the addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule.

Noun

glutamination (uncountable)

  1. The addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule
    • Alternatively, SeCys may be converted into methyl-SeCys via glutamination into γ-glutamyl-SeCys, subsequent methylation into γ-glutamyl-methyl-SeCys and finally deglutamination (Figure 5).2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Antonyms of glutamination

Origin of glutamination

From glutamine + -ation.

Questions about glutamination

What does glutamination mean?
Glutamination means the addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule.
What part of speech is glutamination?
Glutamination is a noun.

Words near glutamination in the dictionary

  1. glutamic
  2. glutamic acid
  3. glutamin
  4. glutaminase
  5. glutaminases
  6. glutamination
  7. glutamine
  8. glutaminergic
  9. glutamines
  10. glutaminic
  11. glutaminogenesis

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