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aspartyl

aspartyl

9.3
A part of a protein made from aspartic acid
  • noun
  • /æˈspɑːr.tɪl/
  • Specialized
: aspartilo
  • The structure of the protein revealed the presence of an aspartyl group that plays a critical role in its function.

Examples

  • a2-M inactivates endopeptidases from all four classes (seryl, cysteinyl, aspartyl, metallo).

    Academic text (2007)

  • Scientists discovered a new enzyme that contains an aspartyl group, enhancing its catalytic activity.

  • Researchers identified an aspartyl bond that stabilizes the peptide during the experiment.

Surface Forms

aspartyl singular
aspartyls plural

Morphology

aspartyl = aspartic (semi-transparent) = aspart + yl

Regular chemical derivation from 'aspartic' using the productive suffix '-yl', but the group sense is technical.

Etymology

Aspartyl is a name for a chemical 'group' that comes from aspartic acid, and the ending -yl means 'derived from'. So an aspartyl is the part of a protein or molecule that comes from aspartic acid.