Acetylation
Addition of an acetyl group, +42.011 Da. Either a deliberate synthesis capping step or an unwanted side reaction.
Related terms
- Capping
- Deliberately acetylating unreacted amines during synthesis so failed couplings terminate as short capped species rather than continuing as deletion sequences.
see also Acetylation · Deletion sequence
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
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