Oxidation
101alpha oxidation — oxidation of a fatty acid at the alpha carbon, that adjacent to the carboxyl group, as occurs in the metabolism of phytanic acid. Written also α oxidation. Oxidation of a saturated fatty acid having (n + 4) carbon atoms; α oxidation… …
102beta oxidation — oxidation of a fatty acid at the beta carbon atom, the second carbon from the carboxyl group, with the result that the two end carbons are split off as acetic acid (acetyl coenzyme A) and with the formation of a fatty acid containing two fewer… …
103oxidation-reduction — noun Date: 1909 a chemical reaction in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom or molecule to another …
104oxidation-reduction reactions — (redox reactions) Reactions involving electron transfers; the reductant donates electrons to an oxidant …
105oxidation-reduction potential — See redox potential …
106oxidation number — noun the net sum of the negative, less the positive, charges on an atom …
107Oxidation [oxidative] drying — Закрепление (краски) окислением …
108Oxidation inhibitor — Ингибитор окисления, антиоксидант …
109Oxidation-reduction potential — Окислительно восстановительный потенциал …
110oxidation-fermentation medium — an agar medium containing peptone, sodium chloride, bromthymol blue, potassium buffers, and glucose; lactose, mannitol, or sucrose may be used instead of glucose. The medium is used to distinguish oxidative from fermentative utilization of… …