Citrullinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Citrullinate is a verb meaning (biochemistry, transitive) To react with, or convert to, citrulline.
Meaning
(biochemistry, transitive) To react with, or convert to, citrulline.
Example Sentences
It has been shown that PPAD is able to citrullinate bacterial as well as host peptides such as fibrinogen and α-enolase.
Furthermore, PPAD in contrast to human PAD is capable of citrullinating C-terminal arginine residues, which are generated by another Pg.-derived enzyme, arginine specific gingipain (Rgp) protease (81).
PADs do not typically citrullinate total arginines found in the amino acid sequence of a protein, but certain arginines are more susceptible to citrullination.[…]Likewise, PAD2 also citrullinates actin and myelin basic protein in the CNS, while PAD4 can citrullinate substrates like nucleophosmin, nuclear lamin C, and p21 (Lamensa and Moscarello 1993; Hagiwara et al. 2002; Tanikawa et al. 2012; Li et al. 2008).
Word Forms
- citrullinates
- citrullinating
- citrullinated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include citrate, nitrify, acetify, turn, chloridize, chlorinize.
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