dimerize

Verb

Meaning

dimerize (third-person singular simple present dimerizes, present participle dimerizing, simple past and past participle dimerized)

(chemistry) To produce, or to undergo dimerization

Examples

An example of both aspects is the transcription factor Max (see image at left), which uses a helical coiled-coil to dimerize, positioning another pair of helices for interaction in two successive turns of the DNA major groove. Source: Internet

This contains the alkene functional group and can now dimerize with another isobutene to give iso-octene, which is then catalytically hydrogenated to iso-octane using pressured hydrogen gas. Source: Internet

RAR and RXR must dimerize before they can bind to the DNA. Source: Internet

Simple carboxylic acids dimerize by forming hydrogen bonds between molecules. Source: Internet

This ring is a trimer of dimers: Rpt1/Rpt2, Rpt6/Rpt3, and Rpt4/Rpt5 dimerize via their N-terminal coiled-coils. Source: Internet

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