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nitrosylate

nitrosylate verb: to react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

Verb

nitrosylate (third-person singular simple present nitrosylates, present participle nitrosylating, simple past and past participle nitrosylated)

  1. To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.
    • NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols; […]1999, Daniela Salvemini, “Cyclooxygenase”, in Gabor M. Rubanyi, editor, Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications of Nitric Oxide, →ISBN, page 160

Forms of nitrosylate

third-person singular presentnitrosylates
present participlenitrosylating
past participlenitrosylated
pastnitrosylated

Origin of nitrosylate

From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from nitrosylate

Questions about nitrosylate

What does nitrosylate mean?
Nitrosylate means to react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.
What part of speech is nitrosylate?
Nitrosylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of nitrosylate?
The past tense of nitrosylate is nitrosylated.

Words near nitrosylate in the dictionary

  1. nitrostyrene
  2. nitrostyrenes
  3. nitrosubstituted
  4. nitrosyl
  5. nitrosyl chloride
  6. nitrosylate
  7. nitrosylated
  8. nitrosylates
  9. nitrosylating
  10. nitrosylation
  11. nitrosylations

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