protonation

American  

[proh-tuhn-ay-shuhn] / ˌproʊ tənˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

protonations

1. Physics. the transfer of a proton to or the gaining of a proton by a substance, molecule, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• deprotonation noun

Example Sentences

"We demonstrate that electrochemical ammonia synthesis can be achieved through the protonation and replenishment of lattice nitrogen," Djire said.

From Science Daily

By analyzing the protonation/deprotonation of glycine molecules, the researchers observed a hydrophobic water/water interface close to the metal surface, leading to a destabilization of zwitterionic forms of glycine.

From Science Daily

Musgaard, M., Thøgersen, L. & Schiøtt, B. Protonation states of important acidic residues in the central Ca2+ ion binding sites of the Ca2+-ATPase: a molecular modeling study.

From Nature

It is thought that protonation before and deprotonation after the translocation of anionic proteins is the basis of a Brownian ratchet movement that drives the translocation process in the direction of the compartment with the higher pH value, that is, the cytosol.

From Nature

This loop contains the catalytic acid, suggesting that loop closure occurs concomitantly with the protonation of the leaving group tyrosine and explains the different kinetics of two otherwise chemically and mechanistically indistinguishable enzymes.

From Science Magazine