mutarotationaladj.
/ˌmjuːtərə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌmjuːtərə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈˌmjudəˌroʊˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, /ˈˌmjudəˌroʊˈteɪʃn(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of mutarotation.
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mutarotational1937
1937 New Phytologist 36 219 A preponderating effect of the saccharogenic component on the mutarotational behaviour of the products.
1971 M. F. Mallette et al. Introd. Biochem. v. 145 Because the acetals of carbohydrates are kinetically stable, they do not undergo mutarotational changes.
1973 Biochemistry 12 2544/1 If the enzyme..promoted instability by distorting the ring, the mutarotational rate would be enhanced.
1993 Biochem. Jrnl. 296 291/2 The inverting..mode of action of the S[almonella] typhimurium enzyme follows from..the position..of the slowly established mutarotational equilibrium of N-acetylneuraminic acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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