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epoxy group (ĕp`ŏksē), in chemistry, functional group functional group, in organic chemistry, group of atoms within a molecule that is responsible for certain properties of the molecule and reactions in which it takes part. ..... Click the link for more information. that consists of an oxygen atom joined by single bonds to two adjacent carbon atoms, thus forming the three-membered epoxide ring. It is the functional group of epoxides. |
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| On July 1, Dow lifted tabs of liquid and solid epoxies by 6 cents to 8 cents/lb, while cycloaliphatic epoxides rose 20 cents/lb June 15. Genetic polymorphisms of human N-acetyltransferase, cytochrome P450, glutathione-S-transferase, and epoxide hydrolase enzymes: relevance to xenobiotic metabolism and toxicity. Earlier research had suggested that a troublesome enzyme, called soluble epoxide hydrolase, degrades natural inflammation inhibitors known as epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). |
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