The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000478
altLabel
Alkylations
AN
almost never IM; enzymatic alkylation: coord NIM with TRANSFERASES (IM) + substrate (NIM); METHYLATION & METHYLTRANSFERASES are also available
AQL
DE GE IM PH RE
cui
C0002074
DC
1
definition
The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group.