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transfucosylation

transfucosylation noun: any reaction that transfers a fucosyl from one molecule to another.

Noun

transfucosylation (uncountable)

  1. Any reaction that transfers a fucosyl from one molecule to another
    • Additionally, for Mfuc5, a reaction using a suspension of 33.7 g/L citrus peel xyloglucan (5.55 mM bound fucose), 140 mM lactose and 56 mM phosphate-citrate buffer (pH 7) was done at 30°C. The final enzyme concentrations were as for the transfucosylation experiment described above.2016 January 23, “Novel α-L-Fucosidases from a Soil Metagenome for Production of Fucosylated Human Milk Oligosaccharides”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of transfucosylation

From trans- + fucosylation.

Questions about transfucosylation

What does transfucosylation mean?
Transfucosylation means any reaction that transfers a fucosyl from one molecule to another.
What part of speech is transfucosylation?
Transfucosylation is a noun.

Words near transfucosylation in the dictionary

  1. transfructosylates
  2. transfructosylating
  3. transfructosylation
  4. transfructosylations
  5. transfs.
  6. transfucosylation
  7. transfuge
  8. transfuges
  9. transfugitive
  10. transfugitives
  11. transfund

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