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nitrosylation

nitrosylation noun: the reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification.

Noun

nitrosylation (plural nitrosylations)

  1. The reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification.
  2. Any reaction with a nitrosyl compound.

Antonyms of nitrosylation

Forms of nitrosylation

pluralnitrosylations

Words formed from nitrosylation

Questions about nitrosylation

What does nitrosylation mean?
Nitrosylation means the reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification.
What part of speech is nitrosylation?
Nitrosylation is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosylation?
The plural of nitrosylation is nitrosylations.

Words near nitrosylation in the dictionary

  1. nitrosyl chloride
  2. nitrosylate
  3. nitrosylated
  4. nitrosylates
  5. nitrosylating
  6. nitrosylation
  7. nitrosylations
  8. nitrosylative
  9. nitrosylcobalamin
  10. nitrosylic
  11. nitrosylmyochrome

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