depalmitoylate

Etymology

From de- + palmitoylate.

depalmitoylate means To carry out depalmitoylation upon. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

verb

To carry out depalmitoylation upon.“The fact that PPT1, which is a depalmitoylating enzyme, is itself regulated by palmitoylation may suggest the existence of a positive feedback loop; when PPT1 is palmitoylated, its enzymatic activity will decrease, thus leading to a higher level of palmitoylated proteins.”