adenylationn.
/əˌdɛnᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /əˌdɛnəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Biochemistry.
The introduction of one or more adenyl groups into a compound or molecule; an instance of this.
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1967 Biochem. & Biophysical Res. Communications 28 740 The interconversion of the two forms of glutamine synthetase is an ‘adenylation’ of glutamine synthetase by ATP.
1989 Nature 13 Apr. 599/1 The mechanism of this reaction involves the adenylation of firefly luciferin.
2005 J. M. Butler Forensic DNA Typing xv. 382 The commercially available multiplex STR [= short tandem repeat] kits have been optimized to favor complete adenylation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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