Natural Phenomenon or Process
acylation
ac·yl·a·tion
Subclass of:
Metabolism
Definitions related to acylation:
  • Introduction of an acyl radical into a chemical compound.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The addition of an acyl group to an acceptor molecule.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The addition of an organic acid radical into a molecule.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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