carboxyl
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- carboxylic adjective
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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
It further 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
Some of the important functional groups in biological molecules are shown in Figure 2.29; they include: hydroxyl, methyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, phosphate, and sulfhydryl.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The group of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms which confers the property of acidity upon an organic compound is a half-molecule of oxalic acid—it is known as the carboxyl group.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
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