Octanoylation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    reaction with octanoic acid (to form an octanoate) uncountable

    "The ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT or MBOAT4), the gastric enzyme involved in ghrelin octanoylation, belongs to the family of membrane bound O-acyltransferases (MBOAT), a group of proteins involved in acetyltransferase and acyltransferase activity [23 ,24 ]."

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"The ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT or MBOAT4), the gastric enzyme involved in ghrelin octanoylation, belongs to the family of membrane bound O-acyltransferases (MBOAT), a group of proteins involved in acetyltransferase and acyltransferase activity [23 ,24 ]."

Etymology

From octanoyl + -ation.

Related phrases

octanoic acid

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