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Palmitoylation vs Myristoylation - What's the difference?

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Palmitoylation is a see also of myristoylation.


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

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 myristoylation is (biochemistry) the attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide.

As nouns the difference between palmitoylation and myristoylation

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 myristoylation is (biochemistry) the attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide.

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

    • myristoylation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia myristoylation) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide

    • See also

    *palmitoylation