Palmitic Acylation Site

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid Sequence

**Definition:** It refers to amino acid residue within a peptide that accepts fatty acid, palmitoyl group (C15H31-)as one of the reversible post-translational modifications. Protein palmitoylation is a thioester bond between palmitoyl-CoA and cysteine thiol. (NCI)

**Synonyms:** - Palmitoylation Site