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What is a decarboxylation?

What is a decarboxylation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
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Similarly, histamine arises in many tissues by the decarboxylation of histidine, which in excess causes constriction or dilation of various blood vessels.
Thus, administration of this agent makes it possible to inhibit the peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa without significantly affecting its metabolism in the brain.
Carbidopa inhibits decarboxylation of peripheral levodopa.
Biogenic amines such as histamine and tyramine are naturally produced by some lactic acid bacteria as a result of amino acid decarboxylation, particularly in vacuum packaged foods and chilled meats.
They reported kinetics of oxidative deamination and decarboxylation of some amino acids by diiodatocuprate in alkaline medium.
Some of the most common and promising processes of conversion of renewable lipids into usable fuels is through hydrotreating and decarboxylation.

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