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carboxyl group
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carboxyl group

In organic chemistry, the acidic functional group that determines the properties of carboxylic acids, such as fatty acids and amino acids.


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It has strong reactivity with amine, anhydride, isocyanate, carboxyl, and hydroxyl end groups.
A key finding in both studies was that asymptomatic, HIV-positive patients in Cincinnati with a past episode of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) had a significantly higher degree of antibody reactivity to MsgC, the carboxyl terminus and most conserved part of the antigen, than patients who had never had the disease.
Moisture attacks the carboxyl end group of the polymeric chain, causing chain cleavage and decomposition.
 
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