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Hydroxyl groups

Hydroxyl group

An -OH or alcohol group on a larger molecule. The oxygen is single-bonded to the hydrogen and has one free bond to the rest of the molecule. Molecules with one or more hydroxyl groups are called alcohols.


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can galactose be convert into fructose?

... can only guess that it is a more favorable reaction to phosphorylate a hydroxyl group on the chain (carbon 1) in a ketose sugar than any of the hydroxyl groups inside the ring of an aldose sugar (aldose sugars like glucose do not have a hydroxyl ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:36 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: can galactose be convert into fructose?
Replies: 3
Views: 67

can anyone help me answer these biology questions?

... - what sturctural fearture allows DNA to replicate? - a compound with a hydroxyl in it has what characteristics? - be able to determine what is more ... Cut The Pye (Pyrimidines = Cytosine and Thymine) - these 2 functional groups are always found in amino acids - what are plasmodesmata similar ...

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by tungvinchenzo
Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:55 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: can anyone help me answer these biology questions?
Replies: 2
Views: 742

Re: Which one is the correct answer?

... reverse 3' - 5' direction because these disables , if you will the free hydroxyl groups on the 5' and 3'...

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by hajimemasho
Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:37 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Which one is the correct answer?
Replies: 18
Views: 1946

The Fiber Disease

... polymerization initiated by the macroinitiator PHEA bearing hydroxyl groups without adding any catalyst. The successful grafting of PLLA sequences onto the PHEA ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:01 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748642

The Fiber Disease

... is applied to any large polyphenolic compound containing sufficient hydroxyls and other suitable groups (such as carboxyls) to form strong complexes with proteins and other macromolecules. ...

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by mfromcanada
Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:29 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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