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polyglutamate

polyglutamate noun: a polymer formed from glutamate residues.

Noun

polyglutamate (plural polyglutamates)

  1. A polymer formed from glutamate residues
    • AGTPBP1 acts to shorten polyglutamate side chains on Tubulin and other proteins [52 ].2015 July 11, “Mutagenesis Screen Identifies agtpbp1 and eps15L1 as Essential for T lymphocyte Development in Zebrafish”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of polyglutamate

pluralpolyglutamates

Origin of polyglutamate

From poly- + glutamate.

Words formed from polyglutamate

Questions about polyglutamate

What does polyglutamate mean?
Polyglutamate means a polymer formed from glutamate residues.
What part of speech is polyglutamate?
Polyglutamate is a noun.
What is the plural of polyglutamate?
The plural of polyglutamate is polyglutamates.

Words near polyglutamate in the dictionary

  1. polyglucosan
  2. polyglucosans
  3. polyglucose
  4. polyglucoside
  5. polyglucosides
  6. polyglutamate
  7. polyglutamated
  8. polyglutamates
  9. polyglutamation
  10. polyglutamations
  11. polyglutamic acid

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