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acetyltransfer

acetyltransfer noun: the transfer of an acetyl group.

Noun

acetyltransfer (uncountable)

  1. The transfer of an acetyl group
    • If the conserved region of PanM were the PanD interaction domain, PanD would not be positioned for acetyltransfer, supporting previous studies classifying PanM as an acetyl-CoA sensor [ 11 ].2015 August 15, Tara N Stuecker et al., “Phylogenetic and amino acid conservation analyses of bacterial l-aspartate-α-decarboxylase and of its zymogen-maturation protein reveal a putative interaction...

Origin of acetyltransfer

From acetyl + transfer.

Questions about acetyltransfer

What does acetyltransfer mean?
Acetyltransfer means the transfer of an acetyl group.
What part of speech is acetyltransfer?
Acetyltransfer is a noun.

Words near acetyltransfer in the dictionary

  1. acetyltannic
  2. acetyltannic acid
  3. acetyltannin
  4. acetyltetrahydrocarbazole
  5. acetylthiocholine
  6. acetyltransfer
  7. acetyltransferase
  8. acetyltransferases
  9. acetyltylophoroside
  10. acetylxylan
  11. acetylxylans

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