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acetyl /ac·e·tyl/ (as´ĕ-til) (as´ĕ-tēl″) (ah-se´til) the monovalent radical CH3COsbond, a combining form of acetic acid.
a·ce·tyl (-stl, s-tl)
n.
The acetic acid radical CH3CO.

ace·tylic (s-tlk) adj.

acetyl (CH3CO, Ac),
a monovalent radical associated with derivatives of acetic acid.

acetyl [as´ĕ-til, as´ĕtēl″]
the monovalent radical CH3CO-, a combining form of acetic acid.

acetyl
the monovalent radical, CH3CO, a combining form of acetic acid.


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The formulation also contains an anti-soil redeposition component that prevents resoiling of hydrophilic fibers and hydrophobic fibers when coexisting with said inorganic salt, which is a water-soluble polymer substance of a nonionic system including at least one species selected from the group consisting of an acetyl group, methoxy group, hydroxypropyl group, and poly-oxy propylene group as the hydrophobic group, and including a hydroxyl group as the hydrophilic group.
Sir2 removes an acetyl group attached to a specific site (lysine at position 16 or K16) on histone H4-histones are proteins that package and organize the long strands of DNA within the nucleus and also are central regulators in turning genes on and off.
 
 
 
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