Carboxylate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: carboxylate Page: 2nicotinic acid
An organic acid C6H5NO2 a carboxylated derivative of pyridine obtained by the oxidation of nicotine called also niacin and antipellagra vitamin and vitamin B5 Chemically it is 3 pyridinecarboxylic acid...
Nitrile
Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical CN particularly one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which by boiling with acids or alkalies produce a carboxyl acid with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia...
penicillin
Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing a beta lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring to which a carboxyl group is attached but most commonly interpreted as benzyl penicillin They are notable as powerful antibacterial agents of relatively low toxicity which have found extensive use in medicine for treating bacterial infections They are categorized as one of the classes of beta lactam antibiotic They are produced naturally by some fungi and bacteria and industrial production processes almost invariably start from some form of the penicillin nucleus produced by fermentation of microorganisms The fermentation products are then chemically modified to produce derivatives of enhanced potency safety or antibacterial spectrum The first penicillin to see extensive use clinically during World War II was penicillin G also called benzypenicillin and commonly simply ldquopenicillinrdquo...
Rhodizonic
Pertaining to or designating a colorless crystalline substance called rhodizonic acid and carboxylic acid obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones It forms brilliant red yellow and purple salts...
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