Question

explain ) Acetylation in brief

Answer 1

Answer:

Acetylation refers to the addition of an acetyl group (CH3CO) to organic compounds.

Proteins can be acetylated by both enzymatic and non-enzymatic processes.

Acetylation is the predominant PTM catalyzed by histone acetyltransferase (HAT) enzymes that transfer the acetyl moiety from acetyl-CoA to the ɛ-amino group of lysine ( K)

Answer 2

Explanation:

Acetylation is a chemical reaction that is called ethanoylation in the IUPAC nomenclature. It describes a reaction that introduces an acetyl functional group into a chemical compound. The opposite chemical reaction is called deacetylation – it is the removal of the acetyl group..

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