Monochlorinated
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 chlorinated with a single atom of chlorine not-comparable
"For example, the monochlorinated analog of 1, hectochlorin C ( 6 ), is likely produced by a process wherein the chlorination enzyme fails to catalyze the addition of a second chlorine atom to the substrate, and this modification is transparent to subsequent downstream biosynthetic steps."
Example
More examples"For example, the monochlorinated analog of 1, hectochlorin C ( 6 ), is likely produced by a process wherein the chlorination enzyme fails to catalyze the addition of a second chlorine atom to the substrate, and this modification is transparent to subsequent downstream biosynthetic steps."
Etymology
From mono- + chlorinated.
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