isoprenylation

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noun

The addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

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Meanings

nounisoprenylation (countable and uncountable, plural isoprenylations)

plural isoprenylations

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

Origin

From isoprenyl + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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