verb
- to remove a carboxyl group from a chemical compound
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
Examples
- The enzyme helps decarboxylate amino acids in the metabolic pathway.
- Heat can cause certain organic compounds to decarboxylate spontaneously.
- Researchers studied how bacteria decarboxylate organic acids.
- The reaction will decarboxylate the substrate to form carbon dioxide.
- Scientists observed the protein’s ability to decarboxylate the molecule.
- Temperature and pH affect how quickly compounds decarboxylate.