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reacetylation

reacetylation noun: acetylation following a previous deacetylation.

Noun

reacetylation (plural reacetylations)

  1. acetylation following a previous deacetylation
    • The RARβ2 promoter, containing several high-affinity RA-responsive elements (RAREs), is normally mediated by a dynamic histone deacetylase (HDAC) and histone acetyltransferase (HAT) balance in the presence of physiological levels of RA. However, increased level of histone deacetylation was observed...2015 October 10, “Promoter Methylation of the Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 (RARβ2) Is Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: A PRISMA Compliant Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of reacetylation

pluralreacetylations

Origin of reacetylation

From re- + acetylation.

Questions about reacetylation

What does reacetylation mean?
Reacetylation means acetylation following a previous deacetylation.
What part of speech is reacetylation?
Reacetylation is a noun.
What is the plural of reacetylation?
The plural of reacetylation is reacetylations.

Words near reacetylation in the dictionary

  1. reaccustoms
  2. reacetylate
  3. reacetylated
  4. reacetylates
  5. reacetylating
  6. reacetylation
  7. reacetylations
  8. reach
  9. reach across the aisle
  10. reach down
  11. reach for

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