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triacetylated

triacetylated adjective: acetylated with three acetyl groups.

Adjective

triacetylated (not comparable)

  1. Acetylated with three acetyl groups.
    • The transcription factor T-bet promotes naive CD8 + T-cell differentiation to effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) [13 –14 ], expressing CD25 (IL-2R-α), IL-12 receptor (IL-12R) and IFN-γR. TLR2, forming heterotypic associations with TLR1 or TLR6, recognizes triacetylated or diacetylated...2015 November 12, “Toll-Like Receptor 2 Targeted Rectification of Impaired CD8 + T Cell Functions in Experimental Leishmania donovani Infection Reinstates Host Protection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of triacetylated

From tri- + acetylated.

Questions about triacetylated

What does triacetylated mean?
Triacetylated means acetylated with three acetyl groups.
What part of speech is triacetylated?
Triacetylated is an adjective.

Words near triacetylated in the dictionary

  1. triacetin
  2. triacetone
  3. triacetone triperoxide
  4. triacetoxyborohydride
  5. triacetoxyborohydrides
  6. triacetylated
  7. triacetylene
  8. triacetylenes
  9. triacetyloleandomycin
  10. triacid
  11. triacidic

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