Biological and Environmental Research Ontology

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Preferred Name

Alkylation Process
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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.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C40468
code

C40468
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.
label

Alkylation Process
Legacy Concept Name

Alkylating_Activity
Preferred_Name

Alkylation Process
prefixIRI

NCIT:C40468
prefLabel

Alkylation Process
Semantic_Type

Phenomenon or Process
UMLS_CUI

C0002074
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C19899
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