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dansylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dan-sy-late
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To derivatize with a dansyl group by reacting with dansyl chloride, 5(dimethylamino)naphth‐1‐ylsulfonyl chloride. (The method is used to acylate free amino groups in protein end‐group.)

Etymology

From dansyl + -ate.

Inflected Forms

dansylates (present, singular) dansylating (participle, present) dansylated (participle, past) dansylated (past)

Derived Forms

dansylation

Questions

What does dansylate mean?
To derivatize with a dansyl group by reacting with dansyl chloride, 5(dimethylamino)naphth‐1‐ylsulfonyl chloride. (The method is used to acylate free amino groups in protein end‐group.)
Where does dansylate come from?
From dansyl + -ate.

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