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
trans-
trans-2-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase
trans-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase
trans-4-coumaroyl esterase
trans-activation (genetics)
trans-activators
trans-Alaska pipeline
trans-bronchial biopsy
trans-Golgi reticulum
trans-octaprenyltranstransferase
trans-pentaprenyltranstransferase
trans-retinal
trans-splicing
transacetylase
transacetylation (current term)
transact
transacted
transacting
transactinide
transaction
transaction
transactional
transactional analysis
transactional immunity
transactional psychotherapy
transactions
transaction file
transactivation
transactor

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