dehydroxylation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]de- + hydroxylation
Noun
[edit]dehydroxylation
- The process of dehydroxylating.
- 2015 July 25, “Comparison of Bile Acids and Acetaminophen Protein Adducts in Children and Adolescents with Acetaminophen Toxicity”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Deoxycholic acid is a secondary bile acid that is formed through dehydroxylation by intestinal bacteria and is reabsorbed through enterohepatic recirculation to maintain a constant pool of bile acids.