uncarboxylated

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ carboxylated

Adjective[edit]

uncarboxylated (not comparable)

  1. Not carboxylated.
    • 2015 September 30, “Osteocalcin Is Not Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the EPIC-NL Study”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Vitamin K is an essential co-factor for carboxylation of osteocalcin and carboxylation of total osteocalcin (tOC) increases the proportion of carboxylated osteocalcin (cOC) and lowers the proportion of uncarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC).