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hydroxylation reaction

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hydroxylation reaction [hī‚dräk·sə′lā·shən rē‚ak·shən]
(organic chemistry)
One of several types of reactions used to introduce one or more hydroxyl groups into organic compounds; an oxidation reaction as opposed to hydrolysis.


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Two different enzymes power the hydroxylation reactions that make all this possible: prolyl-4-hydroxylase and lysyl-hydroxylase.
These multiple carbon-carbon double bonds are also capable to be reacted to introduce hydroxyl groups through a hydroxylation reaction.
Through a p450 hydroxylation reaction, N-nitrosomorpholine is converted to a more cytotoxic compound, [alpha]-hydroxy-N-nitrosomorpholine.
 
 
 
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