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ribosylation

ribosylation noun: the attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein.

Noun

ribosylation (plural ribosylations)

  1. The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein

Forms of ribosylation

pluralribosylations

Origin of ribosylation

From ribosyl + -ation.

Words formed from ribosylation

Questions about ribosylation

What does ribosylation mean?
Ribosylation means the attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein.
What part of speech is ribosylation?
Ribosylation is a noun.
What is the plural of ribosylation?
The plural of ribosylation is ribosylations.

Words near ribosylation in the dictionary

  1. ribosylases
  2. ribosylate
  3. ribosylated
  4. ribosylates
  5. ribosylating
  6. ribosylation
  7. ribosylations
  8. ribosylhydrolase
  9. ribosylhydrolases
  10. ribosyls
  11. ribosyltransferase

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