Meanings
nounpeptidylcitrulline (uncountable)
- uncountableA citrulline residue within a peptide
Citrullination is the post-translational conversion of peptidylarginine to peptidylcitrulline wherein the terminal positively charged amino group of the arginine is cleaved.
2015 August 29, Stefan Reichert et al., “Association of levels of antibodies against citrullinated cyclic peptides and citrullinated α-enolase in chronic and aggressive periodontitis as a risk factor of Rheumatoid arthritis: a case control study”, in Journal of Translational Medicine, volume 13, →DOI
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