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- noun (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The univalent
radical derived frompropionic acid by loss of thehydroxy group
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The results presented here characterize subsequent steps in the pathway that yield the central metabolic intermediates pyruvate and propionyl coenzyme A (CoA).
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Recent research has indicated that short term administration of glycine propionyl-L-carnitine (GPLC) significantly elevates levels of nitric oxide metabolites at rest and in response to reactive hyperaemia.
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Fatty acids are degraded to acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA subunits.
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Activities pyruvate carboxylase propionyl CoA carboxylase rat tissues biotin insufficiency restoration activities biotin administration
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