ubiquitinate

English

Etymology

From ubiquitin +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

ubiquitinate (third-person singular simple present ubiquitinates, present participle ubiquitinating, simple past and past participle ubiquitinated)

  1. (biochemistry) To modify a protein by attaching ubiquitin molecules.
    Synonyms: ubiquitinylate, ubiquitylate

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

ubiquitinate

  1. inflection of ubiquitinare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

ubiquitinate f pl

  1. feminine plural of ubiquitinato
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