acetylation

Also known as ethanoylation

class=skin-invert-image|thumb|400px|Salicylic acid is acetylated with acetic anhydride to form [[aspirin and acetic acid as a byproduct]]

Research

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Bacterial protein acetylation: mechanisms, functions, and methods for study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
MSL1 Promotes Liver Regeneration by Driving Phase Separation of STAT3 and Histone H4 and Enhancing Their Acetylation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
Protein acetylation in prokaryotes.Proteomics · 2011
Acetylation, deacetylation and acyltransfer.Environmental health perspectives · 1983
Non-enzymatic acetylation inhibits glycolytic enzymes in Escherichia coli.Cell reports · 2023

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Acetylation/deacetylation in biology
Organic synthesis
Acetylation reagents
Acetylation of cellulose
Acetylation of wood
Transacetylation
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class=skin-invert-image|thumb|400px|Salicylic acid is acetylated with acetic anhydride to form [[aspirin and acetic acid as a byproduct]]

In chemistry, acetylation is an organic esterification reaction with acetic acid. It introduces an acetyl group into a chemical compound. Such compounds are termed acetate esters or simply acetates. Deacetylation is the opposite reaction, the removal of an acetyl group from a chemical compound.