transmethylation
transmethylation noun: the transfer of a methyl group between molecules, especially between biological compounds such as amino acids or the components of nucleic acids.
Noun
transmethylation (plural transmethylations)
- The transfer of a methyl group between molecules, especially between biological compounds such as amino acids or the components of nucleic acids.
- It was realized that direct proof of the transfer of the methyl group (transmethylation) was highly desirable.1940 July, V Du Vigneaud, “The transfer of the methyl group from methionine to choline and creatine”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, page 787
Forms of transmethylation
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Origin of transmethylation
From trans- + methylation.
Questions about transmethylation
- What does transmethylation mean?
- Transmethylation means the transfer of a methyl group between molecules, especially between biological compounds such as amino acids or the components of nucleic acids.
- What part of speech is transmethylation?
- Transmethylation is a noun.
- What is the plural of transmethylation?
- The plural of transmethylation is transmethylations.
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