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misfolding

misfolding noun: an incorrect folding (especially of a protein). Also the present participle and gerund of misfold.

Noun

misfolding (plural misfoldings)

  1. An incorrect folding (especially of a protein).
    • We can rule out misfolding of recombinant Acp12p as a reason for this, because we have observed pantetheinylation of this protein by the A.2015 November 26, “Characterisation of the Candida albicans Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Ppt2 as a Potential Antifungal Drug Target”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Also used as

misfolding is also the present participle and gerund of misfold.

Forms of misfolding

pluralmisfoldings

Origin of misfolding

From mis- + folding.

Questions about misfolding

What does misfolding mean?
Misfolding means an incorrect folding (especially of a protein).
What part of speech is misfolding?
Misfolding is a noun.
What is the plural of misfolding?
The plural of misfolding is misfoldings.

Words near misfolding in the dictionary

  1. misfocusing
  2. misfocussed
  3. misfocussing
  4. misfold
  5. misfolded
  6. misfolding
  7. misfoldings
  8. misfolds
  9. misfool
  10. misfooled
  11. misfooling

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