transmethylation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From trans- + methylation.
Noun
[edit]transmethylation (plural transmethylations)
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) The transfer of a methyl group between molecules, especially between biological compounds such as amino acids or the components of nucleic acids.
- 1940 July, V Du Vigneaud, “The transfer of the methyl group from methionine to choline and creatine”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, page 787:
- It was realized that direct proof of the transfer of the methyl group (transmethylation) was highly desirable.
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