rhamnosylation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rhamnosyl +‎ -ation

Noun[edit]

rhamnosylation (plural rhamnosylations)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a rhamnoside
    • 2016 February 4, “Neisseria meningitidis Translation Elongation Factor P and Its Active-Site Arginine Residue Are Essential for Cell Viability”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Consequently, since the enzymatic catalytic site may have one or more pockets for substrate binding, and may generally be suitable for drug design and development (i.e., druggable), the rhamnosylation enzyme EarP(Nm) is an attractive target for antibiotic drug development toward the treatment of meningitis.