peptidylarginine

English

Etymology

peptidyl +‎ arginine

Noun

peptidylarginine (uncountable)

1. An arginine residue within a peptide
   • 2015 August 29, Stefan Reichert et al., “Association of levels of antibodies against citrullinated cyclic peptides and citrullinated α-enolase in chronic and aggressive periodontitis as a risk factor of Rheumatoid arthritis: a case control study”, in Journal of Translational Medicine‎^[1], volume 13, →DOI:

     Citrullination is catalysed by a family of calcium-dependent peptidylarginine deiminases (PAD).