demethylation
See also: déméthylation
English
editEtymology
editFrom de- + methylation.
Noun
editdemethylation (plural demethylations)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 212:
- That imprinted genes escape demethylation is, we now know, all that stood between science and the cloning of mammals for many years.
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editremoval of one or more methyl groups
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