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
Fatty acids have a long chain of hydrocarbons to which a carboxyl group is attached, hence the name “fatty acid.”
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Each amino acid has a central carbon that is linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and an R group or side chain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
For glycine, the acid strength of the carboxyl group is about the same as that of acetic acid, CH3CO2H, and the base strength of the amino group is slightly greater than that of ammonia, NH3.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
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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