Phenomena and Processes

Alkylation

The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group.

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Abstract

The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group.

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  • Alkylations

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

almost never IM; enzymatic alkylation: coord NIM with TRANSFERASES (IM) + substrate (NIM); METHYLATION & METHYLTRANSFERASES are also available

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  1. G02.111.035w
  2. G02.607.094w
  3. G03w.059w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alkylation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000478. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000478
  2. Alkylation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkylation
  3. Alkylation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q177604