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Acylated

Acylated meaning

Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group

Example sentences (2)

Insulin receptors are acylated with palmitic acid when they do not want to bind with insulin.

The minimal lipopolysaccharide required for growth in E. coli is Kdo 2 -Lipid A, a hexa-acylated disaccharide of glucosamine that is glycosylated with two 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) residues.