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Not methylation .. acetylation?

Posted by Jimmyboy on January 17, 2007, at 10:08:27

I know ( somewhat ) about the importance of methylation and neurotrasmitters. What importance does acetylation play? How do you increase this? Would you even want to?

Purely academical, but just wondering if any of you biochem people know the answer.

thanks

JB

Re: Not methylation .. acetylation? » Jimmyboy

Posted by Larry Hoover on January 21, 2007, at 10:05:06

In reply to Not methylation .. acetylation?, posted by Jimmyboy on January 17, 2007, at 10:08:27

> I know ( somewhat ) about the importance of methylation and neurotrasmitters. What importance does acetylation play? How do you increase this? Would you even want to?

Acetylation is a relatively common precursor reaction. Cysteine is less reactive than is N-acetyl cysteine, for example. I don't know of any way to increase it, but you can bypass the need for it by using the more expensive acetylated form of certain substances. It's really not a big deal, unless you are genetically compromised.

> Purely academical, but just wondering if any of you biochem people know the answer.
>
> thanks
>
> JB

My opinion. Welcome.

Lar

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