rhamnosylation

R1H4A1M3N1O1S1Y4L1A1T1I1O1N1

noun

Any reaction that forms a rhamnoside

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounrhamnosylation (plural rhamnosylations)

plural rhamnosylations

  1. chemistryAny reaction that forms a rhamnoside
    1 more example

    Consequently, since the enzymatic catalytic site may have one or more pockets for substrate binding, and may generally be suitable for drug design and development (i.e., druggable), the rhamnosylation enzyme EarP(Nm) is an attractive target for antibiotic drug development toward the treatment of meningitis.

    2016 February 4, “Neisseria meningitidis Translation Elongation Factor P and Its Active-Site Arginine Residue Are Essential for Cell Viability”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. Englishrhamnose
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishrhamnosyl
  12. Englishrhamnosylation

From rhamnosyl + -ation.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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