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Alkylation vs Methylation - What's the difference?

alkylation | methylation |

As nouns the difference between alkylation and methylation

is that alkylation is any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels while methylation is the addition of a methyl group to a molecule.

alkylation

English

(wikipedia alkylation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.

    • Related terms

    * alkylate * alkylated

    methylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia methylation)
  • (chemistry) the addition of a methyl group to a molecule
  • (genetics) the addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production

    • Related terms

    * methylate * ethylation