peptidylarginine

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English

Etymology

From peptidyl +‎ arginine.

Noun

peptidylarginine (uncountable)

  1. An arginine residue within a peptide
    • 2015 August 29, Stefan Reichert et al., “Association of levels of antibodies against citrullinated cyclic peptides and citrullinated α-enolase in chronic and aggressive periodontitis as a risk factor of Rheumatoid arthritis: a case control study”, in Journal of Translational Medicine, volume 13, →DOI:
      Citrullination is catalysed by a family of calcium-dependent peptidylarginine deiminases (PAD).