hemiketal


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hemiketal

[¦he·mē′ked·əl]
(organic chemistry)
A carbonyl compound that results from the addition of an alcohol to the carbonyl group of a ketone, with the general formula (R)(R′)C(OH)(OR).
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We propose that M24 is a minor metabolite that is generated by hemiketal formation between the carbonyl group and the hydroxyl group.
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