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acetyl group

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000145

A small molecule made of two carbon, three hydrogen, and one oxygen atoms. Acetyl groups are added to or removed from other molecules and may affect how the molecules act in the body.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000145
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000145",
  "term": "acetyl group",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A small molecule made of two carbon, three hydrogen, and one oxygen atoms. Acetyl groups are added to or removed from other molecules and may affect how the molecules act in the body.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/acetyl-group/"
}

Record 239 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.