ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nitrosylation

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nitrosylation is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any reaction with a nitrosyl compound.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Any reaction with a nitrosyl compound.

More Meanings

  1. (biochemistry) The reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification.

Word Forms

Antonyms for nitrosylation

Common opposites include denitrosylation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypernitrosylation, transnitrosylation, nitrosoprotein, nitrotyrosination, nitroprotein, nitratation.

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