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threonylation

threonylation noun: the reaction of a substance with threonine or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more threonyl groups into a substance.

Noun

threonylation (uncountable)

  1. The reaction of a substance with threonine or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more threonyl groups into a substance
    • Trp and Thr determinants transplanted in tR4 are not sufficient to support tryptophanylation and threonylation respectively, suggesting the presence of conflicting signals on the tR4 scaffold for the recognition by TrpRS and ThrRS. Interestingly, aspartate determinants grafted on the same scaffold...2016 February 5, “The Enzymatic Paradox of Yeast Arginyl-tRNA Synthetase: Exclusive Arginine Transfer Controlled by a Flexible Mechanism of tRNA Recognition”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of threonylation

From threonyl + -ation.

Questions about threonylation

What does threonylation mean?
Threonylation means the reaction of a substance with threonine or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more threonyl groups into a substance.
What part of speech is threonylation?
Threonylation is a noun.

Words near threonylation in the dictionary

  1. threonone
  2. threonucleic
  3. threonucleic acid
  4. threonucleic acids
  5. threonyl
  6. threonylation
  7. threonyls
  8. threose
  9. threose nucleic acid
  10. threose nucleic acids
  11. threoses

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