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carboxylation

American  
[kahr-bok-suh-ley-shuhn] / kɑrˌbɒk səˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the process of carboxylating.


Etymology

Origin of carboxylation

carboxyl + -ation

Example Sentences

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To investigate the role of reductive carboxylation, the scientists inhibited this mechanism in CAR-T cells in mouse models of leukemia and multiple myeloma, two blood cancers.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

Aside from their practical applications, these findings indicate that reductive carboxylation is not required for the proliferation of CD8+ T cells, as it appears to be for rapidly growing cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

The inhibitor used by the scientists to block reductive carboxylation is a drug already approved for the treatment of certain cancers.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

To work out the global fertilization effect, the carboxylation sensitivity is multiplied by the yearly increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, which is becoming larger over time.

From Nature • Apr. 7, 2020

As atmospheric CO2 concentration increases, carboxylation is stimulated.

From Nature • Apr. 7, 2020