An example of the acyl group is the acetyl group. 乙醯基是醯基的一個例子。
Adding acetyl groups to proteins at specific locations -- a process called acetylation -- is one mechanism cells use to control protein activity. 在蛋白質特定的位置添加乙醯基的過程又叫做乙醯化,這是細胞控制蛋白質活性的一種機制。