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palmitoylation

palmitoylation noun: modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group.

Noun

palmitoylation (plural palmitoylations)

  1. modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group
  2. The reaction of a membrane protein with a fatty acid (especially palmitic acid) via the sulfur atom of a cysteine amino acid

Forms of palmitoylation

pluralpalmitoylations

Origin of palmitoylation

From palmitoyl + -ation.

Words formed from palmitoylation

Questions about palmitoylation

What does palmitoylation mean?
Palmitoylation means modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group.
What part of speech is palmitoylation?
Palmitoylation is a noun.
What is the plural of palmitoylation?
The plural of palmitoylation is palmitoylations.

Words near palmitoylation in the dictionary

  1. palmitoylatable
  2. palmitoylate
  3. palmitoylated
  4. palmitoylates
  5. palmitoylating
  6. palmitoylation
  7. palmitoylations
  8. palmitoylcarnitine
  9. palmitoylethanolamide
  10. palmitoylome
  11. palmitoylomes

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