This enzyme is also controlled by the enzyme Sir2, which removes the acetyl group.
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The introduction of an acetyl group into a molecule is called acetylation.
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The acetyl group contains a methyl group single-bonded to a carbonyl.
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The discovery involves a chemical known as an acetyl group.
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The researchers showed that GCN5 alters its target, sabotaging it by adding a chemical tag called an acetyl group.
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These enzymes catalyze the attachment of a particular chemical group-an acetyl group-to a substrate molecule.
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They were first to assign to it the correct structure with the acetyl group connected to the phenolic oxygen.
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Therefore, how NATs recognize their substrates and catalyze the acetyl group transfer reaction are of considerable medical interest.
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During histone acetylation, a group of atoms called an acetyl group is substituted for a hydrogen atom, and during histone deacetylation, it is removed.