carboxyl
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We then sent these carbon atoms — from a very metabolically active part of the amino acid called the carboxyl group — through a machine called a mass spectrometer to read their isotope fingerprints.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023
Pyruvate dehydrogenase removes a carboxyl group from pyruvate producing carbon dioxide.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of the incoming amino acid combine, releasing a molecule of water.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Some of the important functional groups in biological molecules are shown in Figure 2.29; they include: hydroxyl, methyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, phosphate, and sulfhydryl.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The substance is dissolved directly in sufficient normal alkali to neutralise the carboxyl group and a further 2 molecules of caustic soda for each carbomethoxy group to be eliminated are added.
From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser
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