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Methylation vs Permethylation - What's the difference?

methylation | permethylation |

As nouns the difference between methylation and permethylation

is that methylation is the addition of a methyl group to a molecule while permethylation is any methylation reaction in which very many, or all possible sites are methylated.

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

    permethylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any methylation reaction in which very many, or all possible sites are methylated

    • Related terms

    * permethylated