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carboxyl Definition

car·boxyl (kär bäksil)

noun

the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids

Etymology: carb(o)- + ox(ygen) + -yl

carboxyl Related Forms
car′·boxyl·ic (-ilik) adjective
carboxyl Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • terminus: One is that zinc apparently combines with the negatively charged carboxyl termini of the rhinovirus coat to prevent it entering cells.
  • group: In a reaction where the carboxyl group is linked to the amino group, there is what is called a peptide bond.
  • terminal: How then were the additional amino acids " added from " the carboxyl terminal onwards.
  • end: Note that the carboxyl end of one 3PG has swiveled out from the active site.
  • oxygen: Such hydrogen bonding induces a more negative charge on the carboxyl oxygen atoms leading to an increase in the carboxylate pK a.
  • side: Caspases get their name from the fact that they cleave on the carboxyl side of an aspartate residue.

Noun used with modifier

  • terminal: The terminal carboxyl of each ubiquitin is linked to the e -amino group of a lysine residue of the adjacent ubiquitin in the chain.