Myristic Acylation Site
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Myristic Acylation Site Definition
It refers to amino acid residue within a peptide that accepts covalent linkage of fatty acid, myristoyl group (C13H27-) as one of the co-translational modifications. N-myristoylation, catalyzed by N-myristoyltransferase, is the amide modification of proteins by the addition of a myristoyl group to an N-terminal glycine residue. (NCI)
Myristic Acylation Site Synonyms
Myristic Acylation Site, Myristoylation Site
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