isoprenylation

English edit

Etymology edit

isoprenyl +‎ -ation

Noun edit

isoprenylation (countable and uncountable, plural isoprenylations)

(biochemistry) The addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes.

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