Carboxyalkyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group

    "A number of different zinc binding groups have been investigated: carboxyalkyls, thiols, hydroxamic acids, phosphonic acids and phosphonamides (23)."

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"A number of different zinc binding groups have been investigated: carboxyalkyls, thiols, hydroxamic acids, phosphonic acids and phosphonamides (23)."

Etymology

From carboxy + alkyl.

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