decarboxylatev.

/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/

Etymology: Back-formation < decarboxylation n.

Chemistry.

a. transitive. To remove a carboxyl group from.

ΚΠ

1922 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 50 132 Are all strains of colon bacilli capable of decarboxylating histidine in our standard medium?

1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism iii. 36 Mast cells can decarboxylate histidine at an appreciable rate.

b. intransitive. To lose a carboxyl group, to undergo decarboxylation.

ΚΠ

1959 A. Albert Heterocyclic Chem. vii. 269 Dehydracetic acid undergoes ring-opening to aceto-acetylacetone-3-carboxylic acid: this decarboxylates to acetoacetylacetone which cyclizes to 2:6-dimethyl-γ-pyrone.

1962 S. G. Waley in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 354 Only certain carboxylic acids..decarboxylate readily non-enzymatically.

Derivatives

decarˈboxylated adj.

ΚΠ

1946 Nature 27 July 132/1 The carboxyl group..is very unstable and in the presence of alkali readily loses carbon dioxide, forming a decarboxylated compound.

decarˈboxylating adj.

ΚΠ

1930 Biochem. Jrnl. 24 262 It is necessary to employ a decarboxylating reagent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	decarboxylate
释义	decarboxylatev. /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/ Etymology: Back-formation < decarboxylation n. Chemistry. a. transitive. To remove a carboxyl group from. ΚΠ 1922 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 50 132 Are all strains of colon bacilli capable of decarboxylating histidine in our standard medium? 1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism iii. 36 Mast cells can decarboxylate histidine at an appreciable rate. b. intransitive. To lose a carboxyl group, to undergo decarboxylation. ΚΠ 1959 A. Albert Heterocyclic Chem. vii. 269 Dehydracetic acid undergoes ring-opening to aceto-acetylacetone-3-carboxylic acid: this decarboxylates to acetoacetylacetone which cyclizes to 2:6-dimethyl-γ-pyrone. 1962 S. G. Waley in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 354 Only certain carboxylic acids..decarboxylate readily non-enzymatically. Derivatives decarˈboxylated adj. ΚΠ 1946 Nature 27 July 132/1 The carboxyl group..is very unstable and in the presence of alkali readily loses carbon dioxide, forming a decarboxylated compound. decarˈboxylating adj. ΚΠ 1930 Biochem. Jrnl. 24 262 It is necessary to employ a decarboxylating reagent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1922
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