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What is an acetylation?

What is an acetylation? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance
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Fast acetylation of isoniazid may produce high concentrations of hydrazine which facilitates deflorination of enflurane.
The rate of acetylation is genetically determined.
Important mechanisms for epigenetic alteration of gene expression include DNA methylation and histone acetylation.
The furfural constants of the lignocellulose are unaffected by the acetylation and condensation.
This effect is consistent with the expected large reduction in electron density on the amino nitrogen upon acetylation thus making coordination with copper much less strong.
Slowly, as researchers learned more about the structure of histones, it became evident that patterns of acetylation and methylation could be quite precise.

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