Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reacetylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reacety-la-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

acetylation following a previous deacetylation

Example Sentences

"The RARβ2 promoter, containing several high-affinity RA-responsive elements (RAREs), is normally mediated by a dynamic histone deacetylase (HDAC) and histone acetyltransferase (HAT) balance in the presence of physiological levels of RA. However, increased level of histone deacetylation was observed during epithelial cell tumorigenesis and appropriate level of histone reacetylation at RARβ P2 can lead to reactivation of endogenous RARβ2 transcription [44 ]."

Etymology

From re- + acetylation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

reacetylations (plural)

Questions

What does reacetylation mean?: acetylation following a previous deacetylation
Where does reacetylation come from?: From re- + acetylation.

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