N terminus
noun
the amino end of a protein molecule.
N terminal
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a variation of
N terminus.
N-terminal
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a word derived from
N terminus.
N terminusnounthe amino end of a protein molecule.
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This end is called the N terminal, or the amino terminal, and the other end has a free carboxyl group, also known as the C or carboxyl terminal.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Biochemical, cell biology and proteomics experiments demonstrated that N-terminal acetylation acts as shield to protect many proteins from protein degradation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
Postdoctoral researcher Rui Silva and fellow students carried out studies with flies lacking N-terminal acetylation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
Other research has shown mutations on RBDs and a second site called the N-terminal domain enable the virus to avoid antibodies gained by vaccination or infection.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 11, 2022
It is flanked by less-structured N-terminal and C-terminal segments of more than 40 residues in length.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
As previously reported, Pfam analysis could not identify the CC motif in the N-terminal region.
From Nature ● Jul. 13, 2011
