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Acetylation

Definition:

Acetylation is one of the major post-translational protein modifications in the cell, the acetyl group is donated by the metabolite acetylcoenzyme A, it can be co- or post-translationally attached to either the α-amino group of the N-terminus of proteins or to the ε-amino group of lysine residues.

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