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unpalmitoylated

unpalmitoylated adjective: not palmitoylated.

Adjective

unpalmitoylated (not comparable)

  1. Not palmitoylated.
    • Using a mutant form of PPT1, C6S, which was not palmitoylated, we further demonstrate that palmitoylation does not affect intracellular localization but rather that the unpalmitoylated form enhanced the depalmitoylation activity of the protein.2016 January 6, “Reversible Cysteine Acylation Regulates the Activity of Human Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of unpalmitoylated

From un- + palmitoylated.

Questions about unpalmitoylated

What does unpalmitoylated mean?
Unpalmitoylated means not palmitoylated.
What part of speech is unpalmitoylated?
Unpalmitoylated is an adjective.

Words near unpalmitoylated in the dictionary

  1. unpalliated
  2. unpalm
  3. unpalmed
  4. unpalming
  5. unpalmitoylatable
  6. unpalmitoylated
  7. unpalms
  8. unpalpable
  9. unpalped
  10. unpalpitating
  11. unpalsied

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