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sulfhydryl

sulfhydryl

1 9.3
A part of a molecule with one sulfur atom and one hydrogen atom
  • noun
  • /sʌlˈfaɪdrɪl/
  • Specialized
: sulfhidrilo
  • The presence of sulfhydryl groups in the protein structure can influence its stability.

Examples

  • Sulfhydryl groups are important for the activity of many enzymes in biological systems.

  • Chemists often analyze the reactivity of sulfhydryl groups during biochemical reactions.

  • PCP is associated with species for sulfhydryl groups or isoflurane administration with cadmium, copper, and silver.

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  • This has led some species to sulfhydryl groups for several enzymatic reactions that do not seem as cost-effective as Cialis.

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Synonyms

thiol
vssulfhydryl
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A chemical with a sulfur and hydrogen group that often smells strong

is the chemical group itself rather than a full organic molecule

Surface Forms

sulfhydryl singular
sulfhydryls plural

Morphology

sulfhydryl = hydryl (opaque) = sulf + hydryl

The formation 'sulf-' + 'hydryl' follows standard chemical naming and signals a sulfur-containing hydryl group, but 'hydryl' is technical so the base is mainly recognizable to those with chemistry knowledge.

Etymology

Sulfhydryl comes from the names sulfur 'a yellow element' and hydrogen 'a light gas', because it names a small chemical group where a sulfur atom is joined to a hydrogen atom.