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isoprenylation

isoprenylation noun: the addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

Noun

isoprenylation (countable and uncountable, plural isoprenylations)

  1. The addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

Forms of isoprenylation

pluralisoprenylations

Origin of isoprenylation

From isoprenyl + -ation.

Questions about isoprenylation

What does isoprenylation mean?
Isoprenylation means the addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.
What part of speech is isoprenylation?
Isoprenylation is a noun.
What is the plural of isoprenylation?
The plural of isoprenylation is isoprenylations.

Words near isoprenylation in the dictionary

  1. isoprenyl
  2. isoprenylate
  3. isoprenylated
  4. isoprenylates
  5. isoprenylating
  6. isoprenylation
  7. isoprenylations
  8. isoprenylcysteine
  9. isoprenyls
  10. isoprobability
  11. isoprodian

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