1. to introduce a hydroxyl group into a chemical compound
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The enzyme can hydroxylate various organic compounds.
• Researchers studied how the liver hydroxylates certain drugs.
• The reaction will hydroxylate the benzene ring at specific positions.
• Cytochrome P450 enzymes hydroxylate many pharmaceutical compounds.
• The process hydroxylates the steroid molecule to make it more water-soluble.
• Scientists discovered a new pathway to hydroxylate this particular substrate.