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leucylation

leucylation noun: the addition of a terminal leucine to a polypeptide or protein.

Noun

leucylation (plural leucylations)

  1. The addition of a terminal leucine to a polypeptide or protein.

Forms of leucylation

pluralleucylations

Questions about leucylation

What does leucylation mean?
Leucylation means the addition of a terminal leucine to a polypeptide or protein.
What part of speech is leucylation?
Leucylation is a noun.
What is the plural of leucylation?
The plural of leucylation is leucylations.

Words near leucylation in the dictionary

  1. leuctrids
  2. leucyl
  3. leucylalanine
  4. leucylarginine
  5. leucylaspartate
  6. leucylation
  7. leucylations
  8. leucylglutamate
  9. leucylglycine
  10. leucylhistidine
  11. leucylleucine

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