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Carboxyl vs Decarboxylase - What's the difference?

carboxyl | decarboxylase |

As nouns the difference between carboxyl and decarboxylase

is that carboxyl is (organic chemistry) a univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-cooh); characteristic of carboxylic acids while decarboxylase is decarboxylase.

carboxyl

English

(wikipedia carboxyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

    • Derived terms

    * carboxy- * carboxylase * carboxylic

    decarboxylase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.