carbonyl group
Americannoun
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A carbonyl group on the 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate is oxidized to a carboxyl group, and 3-phosphoglycerate is formed.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
By convention, the carbon atoms in a monosaccharide are numbered from the terminal carbon closest to the carbonyl group.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Compounds that have a nitrogen atom bonded to one side of a carbonyl group are classified as amides.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In an aldehyde, the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
By transformations of the carbonyl group, and at the same time of the hydroxyl group, many interesting types of nitrogen compounds may be correlated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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