Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octanoylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tanoy-la-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

reaction with octanoic acid (to form an octanoate)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT or MBOAT4), the gastric enzyme involved in ghrelin octanoylation, belongs to the family of membrane bound O-acyltransferases (MBOAT), a group of proteins involved in acetyltransferase and acyltransferase activity [23 ,24 ]."

Etymology

From octanoyl + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: octanoyl

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does octanoylation mean?: reaction with octanoic acid (to form an octanoate)
Where does octanoylation come from?: From octanoyl + -ation.

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