hydroxycarboxylic

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hydroxy- +‎ carboxylic

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hydroxycarboxylic (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups
    • 2015 July 25, Waldemar Wagner, Wojciech M. Ciszewski, Katarzyna D. Kania, “L- and D-lactate enhance DNA repair and modulate the resistance of cervical carcinoma cells to anticancer drugs via histone deacetylase inhibition and hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 activation”, in Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS[1], volume 13, →DOI:
      Locally produced L-lactate may play a role in hormone function in an autocrine and paracrine fashion via hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1, also referred to as GPR81/FKSG80) to exert antilipolytic effects on adipose tissue [ 4 ] or to modulate the activity of primary cortical neurons [ 5 ].