Demethylation
In organic chemistry, demethylation ( demethylation ) describes a process in which a methyl group (CH 3 ) is removed from a molecule. In biochemical systems, this is mostly done enzymatically by oxidation of the methyl group, for example by enzymes from the cytochrome P450 family .
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- ↑ Entry on demethylation. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on June 7, 2014.