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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Removal of a carboxyl group from a chemical compound, usually with hydrogen replacing it.
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- noun organic chemistry The removal of one or more
carboxyl groups from a molecule
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- noun the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
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No matter the source of tryptophan, the biosynthesis begins with the decarboxylation of L-tryptophan (step 1).
Enterprising chemistry majors at Georgetown Joel Achenbach 2010
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine NE via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
unknown title 2011
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine NE via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
unknown title 2011
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine (NE) via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
News 2010
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine (NE) via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
News 2010
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This was most likely due to decreased peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa rather than to a primary effect of carbidopa on the peripheral nervous system.
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About LODOSYN LODOSYN (carbidopa), an inhibitor of aromatic amino acid decarboxylation, is indicated for use with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans), postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism.
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine (NE) via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
News 2010
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine (NE) via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
News 2010
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Droxidopa is a synthetic catecholamine that is directly converted to norepinephrine (NE) via decarboxylation, resulting in increased levels of NE in the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally.
News 2010
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