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triacylated

triacylated adjective: acetylated with three acetylate moities.

Adjective

triacylated (not comparable)

  1. acetylated with three acetylate moities
    • Pam3CysSerLys4 (Pam3CSK4) is a synthetic triacylated lipopeptide that mimics the triacylated lipoprotein of mycobacteria and classical gram-positive bacteria, which can be recognized by TLR2/TLR1 heterodimers and induce the production and release of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6...2015 July 25, Shuxin Yang et al., “Common and specific downstream signaling targets controlled by Tlr2 and Tlr5 innate immune signaling in zebrafish”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

Origin of triacylated

From tri- + acylated.

Questions about triacylated

What does triacylated mean?
Triacylated means acetylated with three acetylate moities.
What part of speech is triacylated?
Triacylated is an adjective.

Words near triacylated in the dictionary

  1. triactors
  2. triacts
  3. triacyclglycerol
  4. triacyclglycerols
  5. triacyl
  6. triacylated
  7. triacylglyceride
  8. triacylglycerides
  9. triacylglycerol
  10. triacylglycerols
  11. triad

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