transthiolation

English

Etymology

trans- +‎ thiolation

Noun

transthiolation (usually uncountable, plural transthiolations)

1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which a thiol group is moved from one molecule to another
   • 2015 November 26, “Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetic and Expression Analyses of the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Gene Family in Maize”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     E2 accepts thioester-linked ubiquitin from E1 to their own active-site cysteine via a transthiolation reaction.