A challenge for chemists is trying to selectivity react one of two identical functional groups on the same molecule. For example, a diester with a long carbon chain in between the two ester groups ...

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I learned that indigestible polysaccharides such as inulin can be converted to digestible sugars by “acid hydrolysis.” In layman’s terms, that means bathing the inulin in something watery and acidic.

Synthetic hippuric acid is produced similarly to the biochemical reaction: Glycine is acylated with benzoyl chloride in the presence of base, followed by acidification to form the acid. Hydrolysis in ...

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Once losing its proton, fluoroantimonic acid and most other strong acids ravage other substances, often by ripping electrons from their atoms. If the substance in question is your skin, the acid will ...

Summary Protein amino acid analysis is a technique for determining the type and amounts of amino acids in a protein sample, providing information on protein composition, post-translational ...

Benzoic acid, the simplest benzene-based carboxylic acid, has been known since the 16th century. One of its discoverers was the legendary clairvoyant Nostradamus. Its most common natural source is gum ...