carboxylation /car·box·y·la·tion/ (kahr-bok″sĭ-la´shun) the addition of carbon dioxide or bicarbonate to form a carboxyl group, as to pyruvate to form oxaloacetate.
carboxylation
carboxylation (kärbok´s
lā´shn),
car·box·yl·a·tion (kär-b k s -l  shn)n. The introduction of a carboxyl group into a compound or molecule. |
carboxylation
[-lā′shən]
a chemical process in which a carboxyl group (COOH) replaces a hydrogen atom.
carboxylation (kärbok´s
lā´shn),n the chemical process by which a carboxyl group (COOH) is added or displaces a hydrogen atom.
carboxylation
the addition of a carboxyl group, as to pyruvate to form oxaloacetate.
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