Histone Modification

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun the chemical reaction that adds an acetyl group to a molecule

  • Acetylation is a chemical process that involves the addition of an acetyl group to a molecule.
  • I read that acetylation is a type of chemical reaction where they add something called an acetyl group.
  • Acetylation sounds like some fancy science stuff where they stick an acetyl group onto something.
  • In a way, acetylation is like giving a molecule a little hat made of acetyl group.