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  • noun The act or process of farnesylating.

Etymologies

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farnesylate +‎ -ion

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Examples

  • For the latter case, bacterial menaquinone (vitamin K-2) is the product of a similar prenylation reaction, a farnesylation in position 3 of the aromatic substrate

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010

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