dimerize

[ dahy-muh-rahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chemistry.

, di·mer·ized, di·mer·iz·ing.

1. to form (a dimer ), as in polymerization.

dimerize

/ ˈdaɪməˌraɪz /

verb

1. to react or cause to react to form a dimer

Derived Forms

• ˌdimeriˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• dimer·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dimerize¹

1850–55; back formation from dimerization; dimer, -ize

Example Sentences

"In the presence of Nodal, however, the chaperones are released, and Nodal can then dimerize with Vg1."

From Science Daily

Moreover, vasodilation of blood vessels isolated from a mouse model of sepsis — endotoxaemic mice, in which the animals are exposed to bacteria-derived toxins — was suppressed when the animals expressed a mutant version of PKG1α that could not dimerize at Cys 42 on exposure to oxidants.

From Nature

Although Pgp must undergo large amplitude movements that dimerize the NBDs to enable ATP hydrolysis, the observation of apo-like distance distributions in the presence of excess ATP/Mg2+ demonstrates that stabilization of the outward-facing conformation requires ATP hydrolysis.

From Nature

Step 1: conformational sampling by ATP-bound Pgp enables the NBD to dimerize following the binding of substrate.

From Nature

Step 1: conformational sampling by ATP-bound Pgp enables the NBD to dimerize following the binding of substrate.

From Nature