deacylated
|de-ac-yl-at-ed|
/diːˈeɪsɪleɪt/
(deacylate)
remove an acyl group
Etymology
'deacylate' originates from Latin prefix 'de-' (meaning 'remove' or 'reverse'), combined with 'acylate' (from 'acyl'), where 'acyl' comes into English via New Latin/French referring to the acyl chemical group.
'deacylate' developed in modern chemical usage by adding the productive prefix 'de-' to 'acylate' (itself from New Latin/French 'acyl-' referring to the acyl radical/group), forming the verb 'deacylate' used in 19th–20th century biochemical literature.
Initially the element 'acyl' named a chemical radical/group; attaching the prefix 'de-' produced 'deacylate' to mean 'remove an acyl group'; over time it became the standard technical term for that specific removal process.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'deacylate' (to remove an acyl group from a molecule).
The researchers deacylated the lipid prior to analysis.
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Adjective 1
having had an acyl group removed (chemistry).
The deacylated peptide showed increased solubility.
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