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Meaning of propionylation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance

Examples

“While the majority of modifications detected in Arabidopsis H1s, including phosphorylation, acetylation, mono- and dimethylation, formylation, crotonylation and propionylation, have also been reported in H1s of other species, some others have not been previously identified in histones.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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