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Acetylation meaning

The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.

Synonyms of Acetylation

acylation

Using Acetylation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
  • Useful related words include: acylation.
  • In the example corpus, acetylation often appears in combinations such as: acetylation of, histone acetylation, the acetylation.

Context around Acetylation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

histone 3× terminal 1× example 1×

Often after:

reactions 1× results 1× event 1× citation 1×

Sentence patterns with Acetylation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acetylation of cellular 1× acylation and acetylation which for 1× citation these acetylation reactions may 1× dna and acetylation of histones 1× example histone acetylation results in 1× for example acetylation of the 1× however the acetylation of lysine 1× n terminal acetylation acetylation the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

acetylation of cellular 1× aspirin is able 1× for example acetylation 1× for example histone 1× functionally however the 1× histone phosphorylation along 1×

Common sentence endings:

a histone acetyltransferase 1× and deactivation respectively 1× biophysical in nature 1× effects of aspirin 1× for dna access 1× is positively charged 1×

Words around Acetylation

Just before it in the word index:

acetylated 7 acetylaspartate 2 acetyl 48 acetophenone 2 acetonitrile 5 acetone 35

Just after it in the word index:

acetylators 2 acetylcholine 52 acetylcholinesterase 7 acetylcysteine 5 acetylene 37 acetylenic 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Acetylation

  • In this selection, "acetylation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, histone, terminal, example, reactions, results and event stand out and add context to how "acetylation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acetylation of cellular and acylation and acetylation which for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "acetylation" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with acetylation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The acetylation of these tails would make the chromatin ends neutral, allowing for DNA access. (15 words)

For example, Histone acetylation results in loosening and increased accessibility of chromatin for replication and transcription. (16 words)

Histone phosphorylation, along with methylation, ubiquitination, sumoylation and acetylation, also regulates access to DNA through chromatin reorganisation. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The N-terminal amino group of a polypeptide can be modified covalently, e.g., Fig. 1 N-terminal acetylation * acetylation :The positive charge on the N-terminal amino group may be eliminated by changing it to an acetyl group (N-terminal blocking). (42 words)

The twin pairs who had spent less of their lifetime together and/or had greater differences in their medical histories were those who showed the largest differences in their levels of 5-methylcytosine DNA and acetylation of histones H3 and H4. (41 words)

Michael Grunstein citation and David Allis citation found support for this proposal, in the importance of histone acetylation for transcription in yeast and the activity of the transcriptional activator Gcn5 as a histone acetyltransferase. (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

The N-terminal amino group of a polypeptide can be modified covalently, e.g., Fig. 1 N-terminal acetylation * acetylation :The positive charge on the N-terminal amino group may be eliminated by changing it to an acetyl group (N-terminal blocking).

Acetylation of cellular proteins is a well-established phenomenon in the regulation of protein function at the post-translational level.

Aspirin is able to acetylate several other targets in addition to COX isoenzymes. citation citation These acetylation reactions may explain many hitherto unexplained effects of aspirin.

For example, acetylation of the K14 and K9 lysines of the tail of histone H3 by histone acetyltransferase enzymes (HATs) is generally related to transcriptional competence.

For example, Histone acetylation results in loosening and increased accessibility of chromatin for replication and transcription.

Functionally, however, the acetylation of lysine residues is used to regulate the binding of proteins to nucleic acids.

Histone phosphorylation, along with methylation, ubiquitination, sumoylation and acetylation, also regulates access to DNA through chromatin reorganisation.

Michael Grunstein citation and David Allis citation found support for this proposal, in the importance of histone acetylation for transcription in yeast and the activity of the transcriptional activator Gcn5 as a histone acetyltransferase.

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One mode of thinking is that this tendency of acetylation to be associated with "active" transcription is biophysical in nature.

Pantothenic acid in the form of CoA is also required for acylation and acetylation, which, for example, are involved in signal transduction and enzyme activation and deactivation, respectively.

The acetylation event converts the positively charged amine group on the side chain into a neutral amide linkage.

The acetylation of these tails would make the chromatin ends neutral, allowing for DNA access.

The twin pairs who had spent less of their lifetime together and/or had greater differences in their medical histories were those who showed the largest differences in their levels of 5-methylcytosine DNA and acetylation of histones H3 and H4.

Vincent G. Allfrey, a professor at Rockefeller University, stated that RNA synthesis is related to histone acetylation. citation The lysine amino acid attached to the end of the histones is positively charged.

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Common combinations with acetylation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "acetylation" in a sentence?
An example: "The N-terminal amino group of a polypeptide can be modified covalently, e.g., Fig. 1 N-terminal acetylation * acetylation :The positive charge on the N-terminal amino group may be eliminated by changing it to an acetyl group (N-terminal blocking)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "acetylation" from authentic English texts.
What does "acetylation" mean?
Acetylation means: The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
What are synonyms of "acetylation"?
Common synonyms of "acetylation" include: acylation.
How many example sentences with "acetylation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "acetylation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.