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sulfo group

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. the univalent group SO 3 H–, derived from sulfuric acid.


Etymology

Origin of sulfo group

First recorded in 1870–75

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In the current work, the authors combined SxtN and SxtSUL with GxtA, and thereby not only confirmed that SxtN installs a sulfo group on the previously identified nitrogen atom, but also discovered that SxtSUL selectively sulfates the hydroxyl group generated by GxtA.

From Nature