Misfolding

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An incorrect folding (especially of a protein).

    "We can rule out misfolding of recombinant Acp12p as a reason for this, because we have observed pantetheinylation of this protein by the A."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of misfold form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"We can rule out misfolding of recombinant Acp12p as a reason for this, because we have observed pantetheinylation of this protein by the A."

Etymology

From mis- + folding.

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