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side chain [′sīd ‚chān] (organic chemistry) A grouping of similar atoms (two or more, generally carbons, as in the ethyl radical, C2H5‒) that branches off from a straight-chain or cyclic (for example, benzene) molecule. Also known as branch; branched chain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sheiko of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his colleagues synthesized molecules with a carbon backbone and long, densely packed side chains arranged as bristles on a bottle brush are. A rubber belt over heavy cross channels with a steel side chain is recommended for this application," he comments. 1995) determined that the structures of both PbTx-1 and PbTx-2 are relatively linear with a bend approximately mid-molecule, possess a lactone functionality in the A-ring, have a strictly rigid region in the terminal four rings, possess a side chain allowing modest modification at the molecules' termini, and have a spacer region that separates the rigid region from the A-ring lactone. |
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