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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019943
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Preferred Name

Amino Acid Substitution

Definitions
The naturally occurring or experimentally induced replacement of one or more AMINO ACIDS in a protein with another. If a functionally equivalent amino acid is substituted, the protein may retain wild-type activity. Substitution may also diminish, enhance, or eliminate protein function. Experimentally induced substitution is often used to study enzyme activities and binding site properties.
Synonyms
Amino Acid Substitutions
Substitutions, Amino Acid
Substitution, Amino Acid
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