methyl group
Americannoun
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The second step is methylation, which attaches a methyl group to the sugar.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
When an antibiotic attempts to bind to the ribosome, that methyl group repels it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
That idea began to unravel in 1994, when Low discovered that a chemical tag called a methyl group could block transcription in bacteria—something scientists had thought was exclusive to eukaryotic cells.
From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2022
In DNA methylation, a molecule called a methyl group attaches to a base, usually cytosine.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2021
The difference between these two bases is one methyl group: thymine is a 5-methyluracil.
From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard
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