Definition of cyclize in English:
cyclize
(British cyclise)
verb ˈsʌɪklʌɪzˈsīk(ə)ˌlīz
Chemistry Undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which one part of a molecule becomes linked to another to form a closed ring.
no object some derivatives may cyclize spontaneously
with object ACV is cyclized to give isopenicillin N
Example sentencesExamples
- Subsequently, 8'-hydroxyABA cyclizes to form phaseic acid which may be further reduced to dihydrophaseic acid in some tissues.
- The biradical can revert to the starting material, cyclize to give a cyclobutanol derivative, or in our case, fragment to an alkene and an enol component.
- The semialdehyde cyclizes spontaneously to Dpyrroline - 5-carboxylate which is then reduced to proline by an NADPH-dependent reductase.
- Quantitation of the ligation efficiencies shows that 13% of the 40-mer cyclized, but 82% of the 42-mer cyclized.
- These extensions, called cohesive ends, are complementary and enable the chromosome to cyclize in an infected cell.