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depalmitoylate en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + palmitoylate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To carry out depalmitoylation upon.
    • The fact that PPT1, which is a depalmitoylating enzyme, is itself regulated by palmitoylation may suggest the existence of a positive feedback loop; when PPT1 is palmitoylated, its enzymatic activity will decrease, thus leading to a higher level of palmitoylated proteins. 2016 January 6, “Reversible Cysteine Acylation Regulates the Activity of Human Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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depalmitoylating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
depalmitoylated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
depalmitoylated Tense=Past lexicographic
depalmitoylates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic