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Palmitoylation vs Depalmitoylation - What's the difference?

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Palmitoylation is a related term of depalmitoylation.


In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between palmitoylation and depalmitoylation

is that palmitoylation is (biochemistry) the reaction of a membrane protein with a fatty acid (especially palmitic acid) via the sulfur atom of a cysteine amino acid while depalmitoylation is (biochemistry) the removal of palmitate esters bound to a protein.

As nouns the difference between palmitoylation and depalmitoylation

is that palmitoylation is (biochemistry) the reaction of a membrane protein with a fatty acid (especially palmitic acid) via the sulfur atom of a cysteine amino acid while depalmitoylation is (biochemistry) the removal of palmitate esters bound to a protein.

palmitoylation

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Noun

(wikipedia palmitoylation) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The reaction of a membrane protein with a fatty acid (especially palmitic acid) via the sulfur atom of a cysteine amino acid

    • depalmitoylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The removal of palmitate esters bound to a protein

    • Related terms

    *palmitoylation