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phosphorothioation

phosphorothioation noun: the addition or transfer of a phosphorothioate group.

Noun

phosphorothioation (usually uncountable, plural phosphorothioations)

  1. (usually) The addition or transfer of a phosphorothioate group
    • In all of the above studies, the antiviral effect did not result from any direct immunostimulation and was strictly dependent on the presence of phosphorothioation, which imparts an increased amphipathic character to NAPs.2015 November 12, “Therapeutic Antiviral Effect of the Nucleic Acid Polymer REP 2055 against Persistent Duck Hepatitis B Virus Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phosphorothioation

pluralphosphorothioations

Questions about phosphorothioation

What does phosphorothioation mean?
Phosphorothioation means the addition or transfer of a phosphorothioate group.
What part of speech is phosphorothioation?
Phosphorothioation is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorothioation?
The plural of phosphorothioation is phosphorothioations.

Words near phosphorothioation in the dictionary

  1. phosphoroscope
  2. phosphoroscopes
  3. phosphorothioate
  4. phosphorothioated
  5. phosphorothioates
  6. phosphorothioation
  7. phosphorothioations
  8. phosphorothiolate
  9. phosphorothiolated
  10. phosphorothiolates
  11. phosphorotrithioate

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