Carboxyl-group
the univalent radical COOH, present in and characteristic of organic acids.
noun
the monovalent group –COOH, consisting of a carbonyl group bound to a hydroxyl group: the functional group in organic acids
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decarboxylase. Historical Examples (b) The pyruvic acid is then decomposed by carboxylase yielding aldehyde and carbon dioxide (equation 2, p. 109). Alcoholic Fermentation Arthur Harden With regard to the relation of carboxylase to the process of alcoholic fermentation, nothing definite is yet known. Alcoholic Fermentation Arthur Harden A comparison of the conditions of action of […]
- Carboxylate
to introduce the carboxyl group into (an organic compound). a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. noun any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR², where R1 and R² are organic groups carboxylate (kär-bŏk’sə-lāt’) A […]
- Carboxylation
the process of carboxylating. carboxylation car·box·yl·a·tion (kär-bŏk’sə-lā’shən) n. The introduction of a carboxyl group into a compound or molecule.
- Carboxylic-acid
any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. noun any of a class of organic acids containing the carboxyl group See also fatty acid carboxylic acid (kär’bŏk-sĭl’ĭk) An organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. Carboxylic acids often have names ending in -oic acid, such as benzoic acid. Amino acids, fatty acids, and […]
- Carboxyltransferase
carboxyltransferase carboxyltransferase car·box·yl·trans·fer·ase (kär-bŏk’səl-trāns’fə-rās’, -rāz’) n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of carboxyl groups from one compound to another. Also called transcarboxylase.