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- noun chemistry Any
reaction that introduces acarbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction withcarbon monoxide
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Several major forms of oxidative modifications can occur on amino acid residue side chains, including carbonylation, nitrosylation, and oxidation of methionine to methionine sulfoxide
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The understanding of many important chemistries is being advanced by the use of ReactIR ™ because it provides detailed information about key reactive species and their concentrations under a range of challenging environments including organometallic, polymer, hydroformylation, carbonylation and hydrogenation chemistries, among others.
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