depalmitoylate

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verb

To carry out depalmitoylation upon.

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Meanings

verbdepalmitoylate (third-person singular simple present depalmitoylates, present participle depalmitoylating, simple past and past participle depalmitoylated)

present singular third person depalmitoylates · participle present depalmitoylating · participle past depalmitoylated · past depalmitoylated

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

From de- + palmitoylate.

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APA

depalmitoylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalmitoylate

MLA

“depalmitoylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalmitoylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depalmitoylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalmitoylate.

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