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acetylate

acetylate \acetylate\ v. i. 1. (Chem.) receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds

Syn: acetylize

acetylate

acetylate \acetylate\ v. t. (Chem.) 1 introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound

Syn: acetylize

Wiktionary
acetylate

vb. (context chemistry English) To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance

WordNet
acetylate

  1. v. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" [syn: acetylize, acetylise]

  2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) [syn: acetylize, acetylise]

Usage examples of "acetylate".

Depending on mood and metabolic circumstance, they will allow themselves to be phosphorylated, glycosylated, acetylated, ubiquitinated, farneysylated, sulfated, and linked to glycophosphatidylinositol anchors, among rather a lot else.