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Acetylation vs Hyperacetylation - What's the difference?

acetylation | hyperacetylation |

As nouns the difference between acetylation and hyperacetylation

is that acetylation is acetylation while hyperacetylation is (biochemistry) the excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone).

acetylation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance

    • Synonyms

    * ethanoylation

    Related terms

    * acetylate

    See also

    * (wikipedia "acetylation") * (Acetyl)

    hyperacetylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The excessive acetylation of the lysine residues of a protein (especially of a histone)