demalonylation

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noun

The removal of a malonyl group

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Meanings

noundemalonylation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe removal of a malonyl group

    Sirt4 and Sirt5 do not only have NAD + -dependent deacetylase activity, but also ADP-ribosylation activity and demalonylation and desuccinylation activity, respectively [22, 29, 50 ].

    2015 September 4, “The Molecular Mechanism of Amyloid β42 Peptide Toxicity: The Role of Sphingosine Kinase-1 and Mitochondrial Sirtuins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From de- + malonylation.

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