glutamination

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noun

The addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule

Opposite
deglutamination
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Meanings

nounglutamination (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule

    Alternatively, SeCys may be converted into methyl-SeCys via glutamination into γ-glutamyl-SeCys, subsequent methylation into γ-glutamyl-methyl-SeCys and finally deglutamination (Figure 5).

    2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
deglutamination

Origin

From glutamine + -ation.

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