Definition of Acylation

1. Noun. The process of introducing an acyl group into a compound.

Specialized synonyms: Acetylation
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process

Definition of Acylation

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acylation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acylation

1. The introduction of an acid radical into the molecule of a chemical compound. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acylation

acylagmatine amidase
acylal
acylals
acylamidase
acylamide
acylamido
acylamino
acylaminos
acylanilide
acylanilides
acylase
acylate
acylated
acylates
acylating
acylation (current term)
acylations
acylative
acylcarnitine
acyldepsipeptide
acyldepsipeptides
acylethanolamine
acylfulvene
acylglycerol
acylglycerol acylhydrolase
acylglycerols
acylglycerophosphate
acylglycerophosphocholine
acylglycerophosphoethanolamine
acylglycerophosphoglucose

Literary usage of Acylation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Compound 4 went previously undetected, among the acylation products. ... When the homogeneous acylation reaction mixture in carbon tetrachloride was ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1916)
"Unfortunately the inaccessibility of the acylated methanol derivatives made impossible a direct comparison of the effect of acylation upon the ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1904)
"The acylation of Amides." By ARTHUR WALSH The conversion of a primary into ... the purpose of acylation is based on their condensation with esters (Trims,, ..."

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