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hyperacetylation

hyperacetylation noun: the excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone).

Noun

hyperacetylation (plural hyperacetylations)

  1. The excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone)

Forms of hyperacetylation

pluralhyperacetylations

Origin of hyperacetylation

From hyper- + acetylation.

Questions about hyperacetylation

What does hyperacetylation mean?
Hyperacetylation means the excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone).
What part of speech is hyperacetylation?
Hyperacetylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperacetylation?
The plural of hyperacetylation is hyperacetylations.

Words near hyperacetylation in the dictionary

  1. hyperaccuracy
  2. hyperaccurate
  3. hyperacetylate
  4. hyperacetylated
  5. hyperacetylating
  6. hyperacetylation
  7. hyperacetylations
  8. hyperachievement
  9. hyperacid
  10. hyperacidic
  11. hyperacidification

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