adenylation

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From adenylate +‎ -ion.

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adenylation (plural adenylations)

  1. (biochemistry) Any reaction or process that forms an adenylate but especially such a posttranslational modification to a protein.
    • 1970 January, David H. Smith, “Resistance Factor-Mediated Spectinomycin Resistance”, in Infection and Immunity, volume 1, number 1, page 120:
      The assay for adenylation of aminoglycoside drugs by cell extract (actually aminoglycoside-dependent conversion of radioactive label from ATP into a form retained by phosphocellulose paper) was a modification of the method of Yamada et al.

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