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ubiquitination

ubiquitination noun: the modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules.

ubiquitination: the modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules
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Noun

ubiquitination (countable and uncountable, plural ubiquitinations)

  1. The modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules.

Synonyms of ubiquitination

Forms of ubiquitination

pluralubiquitinations

Origin of ubiquitination

From ubiquitin + -ation.

Words formed from ubiquitination

Questions about ubiquitination

What does ubiquitination mean?
Ubiquitination means the modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules.
What part of speech is ubiquitination?
Ubiquitination is a noun.
What is the plural of ubiquitination?
The plural of ubiquitination is ubiquitinations.

Words near ubiquitination in the dictionary

  1. ubiquitinases
  2. ubiquitinate
  3. ubiquitinated
  4. ubiquitinates
  5. ubiquitinating
  6. ubiquitination
  7. ubiquitinations
  8. ubiquitinilated
  9. ubiquitinized
  10. ubiquitinome
  11. ubiquitinomes

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