Meanings of hydroxy group in English

Moreover, the structure highlights the presence of a water molecule interacting with the hydroxy group of the substrate and potentially involved in catalysis.

Because doxercalciferol does not have a 25- hydroxy group, it requires 25-hydroxylation by the liver to be activated, a process independent of kidneys.

It is shown that replacement of the 4- hydroxy group of lead compound 1 with a methylamine group results in a significant 6-fold increase in affinity.

Hydroxy groups in the sucrose will make the resin friable.

The hydroxy groups were mainly introduced at the respective equatorial hydrogen atoms at the 4'-carbon of trans-OH and the 5'-carbon of cis-OH.