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What does hydroxylation mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
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The effect of hydroxylation of the long fatty acid chain may also promote the adhesion by its participation in hydrogen bonding.
Targeting of HIF-alpha to the von Hippel-Lindau ubiquitylation complex by O2-regulated prolyl hydroxylation.
After estrone hydroxylation, the various poly-hydroxy derivatives are conjugated with glucuronate or sulfate, or methylation occurs prior to excretion in urine.
However, some children display slow hydroxylation and clear tricyclic antidepressants more slowly.
Flavonoids are plant derivatives of flavone with various degrees of hydroxylation and glycosidic substitutions.
Ascorbic acid is needed for a variety of biosynthetic pathways, by accelerating hydroxylation and amidation reactions.

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