acetylation
noun/əˌsɛtəˈleɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #19,542 most common English word
Meaning
A chemical process in which an acetyl group is added to a molecule, often affecting how proteins or DNA function.
Example sentence
The researchers confirmed that acetylation of the histone proteins changed how genes were expressed in the cancer cells.
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