different between demethylate vs demethylation
demethylate
English
Etymology
de- +? methylate
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /di??m???le?t/
Verb
demethylate (third-person singular simple present demethylates, present participle demethylating, simple past and past participle demethylated)
- (chemistry) To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule
Related terms
- demethylation
Translations
demethylate From the web:
- what does unmethylated mean
- what is unmethylated
demethylation
English
Etymology
From de- +? methylation.
Noun
demethylation (plural demethylations)
- (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.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 212:
Antonyms
- methylation
Related terms
- deethylation
- demethylate
Translations
demethylation From the web:
- what demethylation means
- what does methylation do
- what does demethylation mean
- what is demethylation of dna
- what is demethylation definition
- what is demethylation assay
- what is demethylation in plants
- what is promoter demethylation
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