post-translational modification
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- The addition of specific chemical residues to a protein after it has been translated. Common residues are phosphate groups (phosphorylation) and sugars (glycosylation).
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - authentic protein, cell-free protein synthesis, Chloramphenicol, cytochrome p450, ecdysone, in vitro translation, initiation factor, primosome, protein synthesis, spliceosome