English

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Etymology

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From arginyl +‎ -ation.

Noun

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arginylation (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The addition of an arginyl group to a compound.
    • 2016 February 5, “The Enzymatic Paradox of Yeast Arginyl-tRNA Synthetase: Exclusive Arginine Transfer Controlled by a Flexible Mechanism of tRNA Recognition”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      More precisely, this work scrutinizes the relevance of the tRNA nucleotides at position 20, 35 and 36 in the yeast arginylation reaction.