Definition of hydroxylate in English:
hydroxylate
verb hʌɪˈdrɒksɪleɪthīˈdräksəˌlāt
[with object]often as adjective hydroxylatedChemistry Introduce a hydroxyl group into (a molecule or compound)
a hydroxylated metabolite of cholecalciferol
Example sentencesExamples
- Both women and men with lupus have been found to have increased concentrations of 16 - hydroxylated estrogens in the serum.
- Amoxapine is hydroxylated by the liver and has an average half-life of 8 hours.
- The pheromone has been partially purified and consists of several related molecules similar to hydroxylated fatty acids.
- It is hydroxylated to an active form in the liver, influenced by the level of serum calcium.
- It appears generally that hydroxylated indoles undergo photodegradation more readily than nonhydroxylated derivatives.
Derivatives
noun
Chemistry However, some children display slow hydroxylation and clear tricyclic antidepressants more slowly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The effect of hydroxylation of the long fatty acid chain may also promote the adhesion by its participation in hydrogen bonding.
- This analysis indicated that, tentatively, increased stem elongation was accompanied by a promotion of cutin monomer hydroxylation.
- The ‘alternative’ pathway begins with the hydroxylation of the cholesterol side chain.
- During phase I, functional groups are added to the drug, or existing functional groups are transformed through oxidation, reduction, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and so on.