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Methylate vs Methylase - What's the difference?

methylate | methylase |

As nouns the difference between methylate and methylase

is that methylate is (chemistry) the anion -o-ch3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion while methylase is (enzyme) any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids.

As a verb methylate

is to add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits).

methylate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
  • (organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound
  • (biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression

    • Related terms

    *methylation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion

    • methylase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia methylase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids