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Demethylation vs Remethylated - What's the difference?

demethylation | remethylated |

As a noun demethylation

is demethylation.

As an adjective remethylated is

methylated again (following demethylation).

demethylation

English

(wikipedia demethylation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
  • *1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 212:
  • *:That imprinted genes escape demethylation is, we now know, all that stood between science and the cloning of mammals for many years.

    • Related terms

    *demethylate

    remethylated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • methylated again (following demethylation)

    • Related terms

    *remethylation