methylesterify

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verb

To subject to methylesterification.

Opposite
de-methylesterify
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Meanings

verbmethylesterify (third-person singular simple present methylesterifies, present participle methylesterifying, simple past and past participle methylesterified)

present singular third person methylesterifies · participle present methylesterifying · participle past methylesterified · past methylesterified · alternative methyl-esterify

  1. transitivechemistryTo subject to methylesterification.

    Pectins undergo methylesterification, which affects their cellular roles. Pectin methyltransferases are believed to methylesterify pectins in the Golgi, but little is known about their identity.

    2015 April, Sang-Jin Kim, Michael A. Held, Starla Zemelis, Curtis Wilkerson, Federica Brandizzi, “CGR2 and CGR3 have critical overlapping roles in pectin methylesterification and plant growth in Arabidopsis thaliana”, in The Plant Journal, volume 82, number 2, →DOI, page 208

    Antonyms: de-methylesterify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo subject to methylesterification.

Opposite
de-methylesterify

Origin

From methyl ester + -ify.

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APA

methylesterify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylesterify

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“methylesterify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylesterify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methylesterify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylesterify.

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