dansylate

English

Etymology

From dansyl +‎ -ate.

Verb

dansylate (third-person singular simple present dansylates, present participle dansylating, simple past and past participle dansylated)

1. (organic chemistry) To derivatize with a dansyl group by reacting with dansyl chloride, 5(dimethylamino)naphth‐1‐ylsulfonyl chloride. (The method is used to acylate free amino groups in protein end‐group.)

Derived terms

• dansylation