decarboxylationn.
/ˌdiːkɑːbɒksɪˈleɪʃən/ Chemistry.
The removal of a carboxyl group.
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1922 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 50 189 The decarboxylation of histidine is influenced by the presence of other amino-acids.
1940 E. F. Gale in Biochem. Jrnl. XXXIV. 411 The production of decarboxylases may be the method by which the organism extends its range of existence, utilizing amino-acid decarboxylation when other substrates and methods of attack are no longer available.
1956 Nature 18 Feb. 333/2 The very high initial values for production of carbon dioxide in nitrogen..may be due to rapid decarboxylation.
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