demethylation

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

demethylation [de‚meth·ə′lā·shən]

(organic chemistry)

Removal of the methyl group from a compound.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			The team constructed a computational model of the enzyme's active site and used density functional theory calculations to simulate the demethylation reaction. Methylmercury breakdown by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives And now, scientists have claimed that the reverse process - demethylation - which wipes off those chemical bonds may also trigger more than half of all cancers. Genetic changes outside nuclear DNA may trigger half of all cancers by Asian News International Genistein mediated histone acetylation and demethylation activates tumor suppressor genes in prostate cancer cells. Dangers of excess estrogen in the aging male by Faloon, William / Life Extension			Dementev, Georgii Dementev, Georgii Petrovich Dementev, Petr Dementev, Petr Vasilevich Dementia dementia praecox dementia simplex Dementii Alekseevich Shmarinov Dementii Ivanovich Zhiliardi Dementii Minich Bashmakov Dementii Shmarinov Dementii Zhiliardi Demerara Demerara River demerit Demerol demersal Demes demesne Demestvennoe Singing Demeter Demeter, Dimitrije demethanation demethanator demethanization demethylation demethylchlortetracycline demeton-S-methyl demeton-S-methyl sulfoxide Demetres Paparegas Demetrius Demetrius I Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius II Demetrius of Alopeke Demetrius Phalereus Demetrius, Lucia demi-bastion demi-berceau demi-relief demi-relievo demi-sec Demian Bednyi Demian Ignatovich Mnogogreshnyi Demian Korotchenko Demian Mnogogreshnyi Demian Sergeevich Korotchenko Demianka Demianov Rearrangement Demianov, Nikolai Demianov, Nikolai Iakovlevich			demesne Demesne as of fee demesnes demesnes demesnes Demesnial Demesthenes Demesthenes Demestvennoe Singing Demeter Demeter Demeter Dêmêtêr Dêmêtêr Demeter Chloe Demeter Chloe Demeter Erinys Demeter Erinys Demeter Iasion Demeter Iasion Dêmêtêr Iasiôn Dêmêtêr Iasiôn Demeter Thesmophoros Demeter Thesmophoros Demeter, Dimitrije demetere demethanation demethanator demethanization Demethoxysecoisolariciresinol demethylation demethylchlortetracycline Demetian Demetian demetiri demeton demeton Demeton-S-methyl demeton-S-methyl sulfoxide Demetra Demetra Demetres Paparegas Demetrius Demetrius Demetrius I Demetrius I Demetrius I of Macedon Demetrius I of Macedon Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius II Demetrius of Alopeke Demetrius of Phaleron Demetrius of Phalerum Demetrius Phalereus Demetrius Poliorcetes Demetrius, Lucia Demeures de France Investissements Demexified Demf Demf DEMG

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.