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Meaning of nitrosylate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

Examples

“NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols; […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

nitrosylated nitrosylates nitrosylating nitrotyrosinate nitrotyrosinated nitted