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METHYLATED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having received a methyl group

Example:

methylated alcohol

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

methyl (the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb methylate

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Dextrometorphan, a synthetic, methylated dextrorotary analogue of levorphanol, exhibits antitussive activity by activating opioid receptors in the cough center in the central nervous system, thereby raising the threshold for coughing.

(Guaifenesin-DM, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, methylated dextrorotary analogue of levorphanol, a substance related to codeine and a non-opioid derivate of morphine.

(Dextromethorphan, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrobromide salt form of dextromethorphan, a synthetic, methylated dextrorotary analogue of levorphanol, a substance related to codeine and a non-opioid derivate of morphine.

(Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate consisting of dextromethorphan, a synthetic, methylated dextrorotatory analogue of levorphanol, conjugated with carbon-13 [(13)C] with radiotracer activity. (13)C-dextromethorphan can be used in a breath-test phenotype assay of CYP2D6 activity, based on the principle that CYP2D6-mediated O-demethylation cleaves a (13)CH3 that enters the body's carbon pool to be eliminated ultimately as (13)CO2 in expired air, which can be measured.

(Carbon C-13 Dextromethorphan, NCI Thesaurus)

First, a genomic DNA sample is amplified using adaptor oligonucleotides in which every cytosine is methylated.

(MethylC-Seq, NCI Thesaurus)

First, a denatured DNA sample is treated with bisulfite which converts non-methylated cytosine to uracil.

(Bisulfite Sequencing, NCI Thesaurus)