Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The treatment of organic substances with acetic anhydrid in order to determine the presence and amount of alcoholic hydroxyl. Same as
acetylization .
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- noun chemistry The
reaction of a substance withacetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or moreacetyl groups into a substance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
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Examples
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Histones are modified in various ways, including through a process called acetylation, which in turn modifies chromatin shape and structure.
Gene Key To Alzheimer’s-like Reversal Identified | Impact Lab 2009
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"Many mitochondrial proteins undergo a small chemical modification known as acetylation, which varies during feeding and fasting conditions," said Eric Verdin, MD, senior investigator and senior author of the study.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The second change, which is called acetylation, converts the CoA form of B5 back into acteyl CoA.
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Studies of mutant huntingtin by MGH-MIND researchers and their collaborators suggested a possible connection with a process of protein modification called acetylation, in which enzymes add a molecule called an acetyl group to the amino acid lysine.
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Histones are modified in various ways, including through a process called acetylation, which in turn modifies chromatin shape and structure.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Histones are modified in various ways, including through a process called acetylation, which in turn modifies chromatin shape and structure.
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Studies of mutant huntingtin by MGH-MIND researchers and their collaborators suggested a possible connection with a process of protein modification called acetylation, in which enzymes add a molecule called an acetyl group to the amino acid lysine.
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Histones are modified in various ways, including through a process called acetylation, which in turn modifies chromatin shape and structure.
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Many of these, such as acetylation, are fairly run of the mill.
News from The Scientist Alla Katsnelson 2010
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Other post-translational modifications of HIF-1α, such as acetylation, phosphorylation and nitrosylation, were also reported, despite contradictory results with regard to their effect on HIF-1α protein stability and transcriptional activity
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Daniela Trisciuoglio et al. 2010
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