Propionylation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance
"While the majority of modifications detected in Arabidopsis H1s, including phosphorylation, acetylation, mono- and dimethylation, formylation, crotonylation and propionylation, have also been reported in H1s of other species, some others have not been previously identified in histones."
Example
More examples"While the majority of modifications detected in Arabidopsis H1s, including phosphorylation, acetylation, mono- and dimethylation, formylation, crotonylation and propionylation, have also been reported in H1s of other species, some others have not been previously identified in histones."
Etymology
From propionyl + -ation.
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