polyglutamation

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English

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ glutamation.

Noun

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polyglutamation (plural polyglutamations)

  1. The addition of multiple glutamic acid residues to a molecule through an enzymatic process. An example of this is the attachment of glutamic acid residues to folic acid.