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heptamerization

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Etymology

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From heptamer +‎ -ization.

Noun

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heptamerization (plural heptamerizations)

  1. The formation of heptamers
    • 2015 October 10, “Clostridium Perfringens Epsilon Toxin Binds to Membrane Lipids and Its Cytotoxic Action Depends on Sulfatide”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Moreover, although the effects of cholesterol depletion by a cholesterol synthesis inhibitor, lovastatin, and methyl-β-cyclodextrin treatment on Etx binding and heptamerization have been examined [43 ], the effects of other lipid constituents on Etx binding and heptamerization remain uninvestigated.