transmethylationn.
/ˌtrɑːnzmɛθɪˈleɪʃən//ˌtranzmɛθɪˈleɪʃən//ˌtrɑːnsmɛθɪˈleɪʃən//ˌtransmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/ Chemistry.
The transfer of a methyl group from a molecule of one compound to one of another.
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transmethylation1940
1940 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 134 787 It was realized that direct proof of the transfer of the methyl group (transmethylation) was highly desirable.
1976 J. R. Smythies & L. Corbett Psychiatry Students of Med. v. 45 Schizophrenia might result from some disorder of transmethylation.
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