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peptidylcitrulline

peptidylcitrulline noun: a citrulline residue within a peptide.

Noun

peptidylcitrulline (uncountable)

  1. A citrulline residue within a peptide
    • Citrullination is the post-translational conversion of peptidylarginine to peptidylcitrulline wherein the terminal positively charged amino group of the arginine is cleaved.2015 August 29, Stefan Reichert et al., “Association of levels of antibodies against citrullinated cyclic peptides and citrullinated α-enolase in chronic and aggressive periodontitis as a risk factor...

Questions about peptidylcitrulline

What does peptidylcitrulline mean?
Peptidylcitrulline means a citrulline residue within a peptide.
What part of speech is peptidylcitrulline?
Peptidylcitrulline is a noun.

Words near peptidylcitrulline in the dictionary

  1. peptids
  2. peptidyl
  3. peptidyl transferase
  4. peptidyl-glycinamidase
  5. peptidylarginine
  6. peptidylcitrulline
  7. peptidyldipeptidase
  8. peptidyldipeptidases
  9. peptidylglycine
  10. peptidylnucleoside
  11. peptidylnucleosides

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