acetylate

American  

[uh-set-l-eyt] / əˈsɛt lˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

acetylated, acetylating

1. to introduce one or more acetyl groups into (a compound).

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verb (used without object)

acetylated, acetylating

1. to become acetylated.

acetylate British  

/ əˈsɛtɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)

2. (intr) (of a chemical compound) to gain or suffer substitution of an acetyl group

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Other Word Forms

• acetylation noun
• acetylative adjective

Etymology

Origin of acetylate

First recorded in 1905–10; acetyl + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

To further test this mechanism, the researchers engineered a version of MED1 missing six specific acetylation sites, which made it incapable of being acetylated.

From Science Daily

These amines can be acetylated, meaning they're modified with an acetyl group, or they can be free and not bound to anything else.

From Science Daily

Her team reported last year in Cell that many mRNA cytosine bases are acetylated.

From Science Magazine

In June 2015 he and his colleagues showed that their acetylated trehalose could allow frozen rat cells to be revivified, just as they had hoped.

From Economist

Many of these drugs, though, are also used for recreational purposes—particularly diamorphine, an acetylated version of the principal poppy extract that was branded “Heroin” by its manufacturer, Bayer, in the late 19th century.

From Economist