transacylation

English

Etymology

trans- +‎ acylation

Noun

transacylation (plural transacylations)

  1. (organic chemistry) The transfer of an acyl group form one molecule to another, or from one position to another
    • 2015 August 25, “The Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) Gene AhLPAT2 Increases the Lipid Content of Transgenic Arabidopsis Seeds”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0136170:
      Besides, in some plants, the synthesis of TAG can also be assembled by transacylation of the sn-2 FA from phospatidylcholine (PC) onto sn-3-position of diacylglycerols(DAG), catalyzed by the phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) enzyme during seed maturation [11, 12 ].
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