carboxylation

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To add a small acid part called a carboxyl to a molecule

noun
/kɑrˌbɑksəˈleɪʃən/

Specialized

: carboxilación

The process of carboxylation adds a carboxyl group to the molecule, which is essential in many biochemical reactions.

Examples

So there's bicarbonate just like we saw when we did carboxylation reactions.
C1 carboxylation occurs mainly via pyruvate carboxylase in the mitochondria and not through phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC 1, 56026).

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We therefore developed a method by which the carboxylation status of the replaced osteocalcin is controlled.

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This method of controlling the carboxylation status of osteocalcin has been previously used to inactivate vitamin K-dependent clotting factors (33).

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The authors further suggested that carboxylation may occur in the mitochondria, and the concentrated CO2 could then diffuse to the chloroplast and be fixed by RubisCO.

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It is not a new idea for C4 metabolism to go through PYC1 and ME, but most models predict PEPC as the initial carboxylation step 46, 47, 49.

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During photosynthesis, carboxylation occurs when carbon dioxide is fixed into organic molecules in plants.
Researchers analyzed the carboxylation of proteins, which plays a crucial role in their function and stability.

Surface Forms

carboxylation singular

carboxylations plural

Morphology

carboxylation = carboxylate (opaque) = carboxyl + ation

This is a regular scientific derivation from 'carboxylate', but the technical base and the resulting process noun are not guessable for most learners.

Etymology

Carboxylation comes from carboxyl, which is a part of a molecule made from carbon and oxygen, and the ending -ation which means 'a process'. So carboxylation is the process of adding a carboxyl group to a molecule, which is exactly what the chemical reaction does.