transphosphatidylation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trans- +‎ phosphatidylation

Noun[edit]

transphosphatidylation (plural transphosphatidylations)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which a phosphatidyl group is transferred from one molecule to another
    • 2016 January 6, “Methanol-Promoted Lipid Remodelling during Cooling Sustains Cryopreservation Survival of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Thirty micrograms of total protein were added to the transphosphatidylation reaction mixture present at final concentrations of 100 mM MES (pH 6.5), 25 mM CaCl 2, 0.5 mM SDS, 1% (v/v) ethanol, and 2 mM phosphatidylcholine (PC; from egg yolk), in a total volume of 150 μL. The mixture was placed in a water bath at 30°C and shaken at 100 rpm for 30 min.