acetylation
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class=skin-invert-image|thumb|400px|Salicylic acid is acetylated with acetic anhydride to form [[aspirin and acetic acid as a byproduct]]
Research
154,579 papers- Bacterial protein acetylation: mechanisms, functions, and methods for study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
- MSL1 Promotes Liver Regeneration by Driving Phase Separation of STAT3 and Histone H4 and Enhancing Their Acetylation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
- Protein acetylation in prokaryotes.Proteomics · 2011
- Acetylation, deacetylation and acyltransfer.Environmental health perspectives · 1983
- Non-enzymatic acetylation inhibits glycolytic enzymes in Escherichia coli.Cell reports · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Acetylation/deacetylation in biology
- Organic synthesis
- Acetylation reagents
- Acetylation of cellulose
- Acetylation of wood
- Transacetylation
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class=skin-invert-image|thumb|400px|Salicylic acid is acetylated with acetic anhydride to form [[aspirin and acetic acid as a byproduct]]
In chemistry, acetylation is an organic esterification reaction with acetic acid. It introduces an acetyl group into a chemical compound. Such compounds are termed acetate esters or simply acetates. Deacetylation is the opposite reaction, the removal of an acetyl group from a chemical compound.
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