transthiolation

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noun

Any reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another

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Meanings

nountransthiolation (usually uncountable, plural transthiolations)

plural transthiolations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAny reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another

    E2 accepts thioester-linked ubiquitin from E1 to their own active-site cysteine via a transthiolation reaction.

    2015 November 26, “Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetic and Expression Analyses of the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Gene Family in Maize”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From trans- + thiolation.

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