farnesylate

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English

Etymology

From farnesyl +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

farnesylate (third-person singular simple present farnesylates, present participle farnesylating, simple past and past participle farnesylated)

  1. (biochemistry) To attach a farnesyl group to a protein.

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