Medical Definition of Transacetylation

1. Transfer of an acetyl group (CH3CO-), from one compound to another; such reactions, usually involving formation of acetyl-CoA, occur notably in the initiation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle by the transfer of an acetyl group to oxaloacetate to form citrate. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transacetylation

trans-retinal
trans-splicing
trans Golgi network
trans configuration
trans fat
trans fats
trans fatty acid
trans man
trans men
trans splicing
trans woman
trans women
transacetylase
transacetylases
transacetylation (current term)
transact
transacted
transacting
transactinide
transactinides
transaction
transaction data
transaction file
transaction utilities
transaction utility
transactional
transactional analysis
transactional immunity
transactional psychotherapy

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