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transthiolation

transthiolation noun: any reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another.

Noun

transthiolation (usually uncountable, plural transthiolations)

  1. (usually) Any reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another
    • E2 accepts thioester-linked ubiquitin from E1 to their own active-site cysteine via a transthiolation reaction.2015 November 26, “Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetic and Expression Analyses of the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Gene Family in Maize”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of transthiolation

pluraltransthiolations

Origin of transthiolation

From trans- + thiolation.

Questions about transthiolation

What does transthiolation mean?
Transthiolation means any reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another.
What part of speech is transthiolation?
Transthiolation is a noun.
What is the plural of transthiolation?
The plural of transthiolation is transthiolations.

Words near transthiolation in the dictionary

  1. transtheistic
  2. transtheoretical
  3. transtheoretically
  4. transthioesterification
  5. transthioesterifications
  6. transthiolation
  7. transthiolations
  8. transthoracic
  9. transthoracically
  10. transthrombotic
  11. transthrombus

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