Glossary

Lipidation

Lipidation is the covalent attachment of a fatty acid or other lipid moiety to a peptide or protein. In research peptides, palmitoyl or other acyl chains may be attached to lysine side chains or the N-terminus, sometimes through a spacer. Lipidation increases hydrophobicity, can promote binding to albumin and changes retention behaviour in reversed-phase HPLC.

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