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Descriptor English: Methylation
Descriptor Spanish: Metilación
Descriptor metilación
Scope note: Adición de grupos metilo. En histoquímica se utiliza la metilación para esterificar grupos carboxilo y eliminar grupos sulfato mediante el tratamiento de cortes tisulares con metanol caliente en presencia de ácido clorhídrico. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Metilação
Descriptor French: Méthylation
Entry term(s): Methylations
Tree number(s): G02.111.035.538
G02.607.094.538
G03.059.538
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008745
Scope note: Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Annotation: almost never IM; enzymatic methylation: coord NIM with METHYLTRANSFERASES (IM) + substrate (NIM) or specific methyltransferase (IM); DNA METHYLATION is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 8929
Unique ID: D008745
NLM Classification: QD 281.M48
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/30
Methylation - Preferred
Concept UI M0013618
Scope note Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Preferred term Methylation
Entry term(s) Methylations



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