carboxyl group

American  

noun

1. the univalent radical COOH, present in and characteristic of organic acids.

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carboxyl group British  

/ kɑːˈbɒksaɪl, -sɪl /

noun

1. the monovalent group –COOH, consisting of a carbonyl group bound to a hydroxyl group: the functional group in organic acids

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Etymology

Origin of carboxyl group

First recorded in 1875–80

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carboxyl group

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

Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase removes a carboxyl group from pyruvate producing carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Among the hydrophilic functional groups is the carboxyl group found in amino acids, some amino acid side chains, and the fatty acids that form triglycerides and phospholipids.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Peptide bonds form between the amino group of the amino acid attached to the A-site tRNA and the carboxyl group of the amino acid attached to the P-site tRNA.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Hence the positions occupied by the nitro groups in the two different nitrobrombenzoic acids must be symmetrical with respect to the carboxyl group.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various