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
A carboxyl group is removed from pyruvate, releasing a molecule of carbon dioxide into the surrounding medium.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
A carbonyl group on the 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate is oxidized to a carboxyl group, and 3-phosphoglycerate is formed.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase removes a carboxyl group from pyruvate producing carbon dioxide.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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 Grasser, Georg
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