Alkylation Process

Preferred Label : Alkylation Process;

NCIt synonyms : Alkylation; Alkylating Activity;

NCIt definition : Alkylating Activity in biological systems is typically a process of covalent bonding in which a chemical substance replaces hydrogen atom(s) in biologically active molecules with alkyl radical(s), hindering proper function. DNA alkylation results in strand cross-linking and can inhibit DNA replication.;

Details

Origin ID

C40468;

UMLS CUI

C0002074;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- alkylating agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- alkylation [MeSH Descriptor]
- alkylation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- alkylation [MeSH concept]
- alkylation [MeSH Descriptor]
biological_process_is_part_of_process
- Biochemical Process [NCIt concept]

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