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propionylation

propionylation noun: the reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance.

Noun

propionylation (plural propionylations)

  1. The reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance
    • While the majority of modifications detected in Arabidopsis H1s, including phosphorylation, acetylation, mono- and dimethylation, formylation, crotonylation and propionylation, have also been reported in H1s of other species, some others have not been previously identified in histones.2016 January 29, “Histone H1 Variants in Arabidopsis Are Subject to Numerous Post-Translational Modifications, Both Conserved and Previously Unknown in Histones, Suggesting Complex Functions of H1 in...

Forms of propionylation

pluralpropionylations

Origin of propionylation

From propionyl + -ation.

Questions about propionylation

What does propionylation mean?
Propionylation means the reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance.
What part of speech is propionylation?
Propionylation is a noun.
What is the plural of propionylation?
The plural of propionylation is propionylations.

Words near propionylation in the dictionary

  1. propionitriles
  2. propionohydroxamic acid
  3. propionyl
  4. propionylate
  5. propionylated
  6. propionylation
  7. propionylations
  8. propionylcholinesterase
  9. propionylcholinesterases
  10. propionylphenetidin
  11. propionylpromasine

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