Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myristylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myristy-late
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo myristoylation.

Example Sentences

"Src42A myri has a point mutation in codon 2, which causes an amino acid substitution from Gly 2 to Asp. Gly 2 is conserved in all members of the Src family and must be myristylated for localization of Src to the cellular membrane in mammals (10 )."
"Similarly, FRS2, which is myristylated and has a potential PTB domain, is specifically phosphorylated by receptors for fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) (39 )."

Etymology

From myristyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

myristylates (present, singular) myristylating (participle, present) myristylated (participle, past) myristylated (past)

Questions

What does myristylate mean?: To undergo myristoylation.
Where does myristylate come from?: From myristyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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