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ACETYL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

Synonyms:

acetyl; acetyl group; acetyl radical; ethanoyl group; ethanoyl radical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acetyl" is a kind of...):

acyl; acyl group (any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group)

Derivation:

acetylate (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))

acetylate (receive substitution of an acetyl group)

acetylic (of or related to acetic acid)

acetylize (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))

acetylize (receive substitution of an acetyl group)

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 Context examples: 

One of such gene is spermidine/spermine N1-acetyl transferase gene (SSAT) that is responsible for the breakdown of polyamines, which are produced in high levels by prostatic epithelial cells, into reactive oxygen species (ROS) that cause cellular damage.

(Androgen Antagonist APC-100, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary water- and lipid-soluble polymer-based nutritional supplement composed of a complex mixture of alpha-lipoic acid bound to palladium (Palladium Lipoic Acid Complex (PdLA)) and other minerals, vitamins and amino acids, including vitamins B1, B2 and B12, formylmethionine, acetyl cysteine, and trace amounts of molybdinum, rhodium, and ruthenium, with potential anti-oxidant and cytoprotective activities.

(Alpha-lipoic Acid-Palladium/Vitamin/Mineral Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)