verb
- to introduce a methyl group into a chemical compound
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The enzyme methylates DNA at specific cytosine residues.
- Researchers methylate the compound to increase its stability.
- The process methylates the substrate using methyl iodide.
- Scientists can methylate proteins to study gene expression.
- The reaction methylates the aromatic ring under basic conditions.
- They methylate the alcohol to form the corresponding ether.