A chemical reaction in which an acyl group is added to or transferred to a molecule, commonly used in synthesis and biological processes.
From 'acyl' + '-ation' (noun suffix for processes). This standard chemical process name follows the typical nomenclature for describing reactions.
Acylation is happening in your body right now—it's how aspirin works (it acetylates an enzyme in your body), how your cells manage protein function, and how epigenetics controls which genes turn on!
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