carbonyl group
Americannoun
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Removal of a carbonyl group from pyruvate releases carbon dioxide.
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By convention, the carbon atoms in a monosaccharide are numbered from the terminal carbon closest to the carbonyl group.
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Other functional groups, such as the carbonyl group, have a partially negatively charged oxygen atom that may form hydrogen bonds with water molecules, again making the molecule more hydrophilic.
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In an aldehyde, the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.
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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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