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myristoylation

myristoylation noun: the attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide.

Noun

myristoylation (plural myristoylations)

  1. The attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide

Forms of myristoylation

pluralmyristoylations

Origin of myristoylation

From myristoyl + -ation.

Questions about myristoylation

What does myristoylation mean?
Myristoylation means the attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide.
What part of speech is myristoylation?
Myristoylation is a noun.
What is the plural of myristoylation?
The plural of myristoylation is myristoylations.

Words near myristoylation in the dictionary

  1. myristoyl
  2. myristoylase
  3. myristoylases
  4. myristoylated
  5. myristoylating
  6. myristoylation
  7. myristoylations
  8. myristoyls
  9. myristoyltransferase
  10. myristoyltransferases
  11. myristyl

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