isoprenylation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

isoprenyl +‎ -ation

Noun[edit]

isoprenylation (countable and uncountable, plural isoprenylations)

  1. (biochemistry) The addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.
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