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Ubiquitin vs Monoubiquitination - What's the difference?

ubiquitin | monoubiquitination |

As nouns the difference between ubiquitin and monoubiquitination

is that ubiquitin is (protein) any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes; they play a part in modifying and degrading proteins while monoubiquitination is (biochemistry) the addition of a single ubiquitin moiety to a protein substrate.

ubiquitin

English

Noun

(wikipedia ubiquitin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes; they play a part in modifying and degrading proteins

    • Derived terms

    * ubiquitin ligase * ubiquitin polymer

    Related terms

    * ubiquitinate * ubiquitinated * ubiquitination * ubiquitinylation * ubiquitylation

    monoubiquitination

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The addition of a single ubiquitin moiety to a protein substrate

    • Related terms

    * ubiquitination