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
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
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
The carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of a second amino acid combine, releasing a water molecule.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
They are azo dyes, one of whose constituents is a body like salicylic acid, amido-benzoic acid, dihydroxy-naphthalene-sulpho acid, which contain the group OH, hydroxyl with carboxyl COOH.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin
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