carboxyalkyl

plural carboxyalkyls

1. chemistryA radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group

   Patchett and collaborators developed a new class of potent ACE inhibitors, the carboxyalkyl dipeptides, which includes enalapril (MK 421).

   1993, Mohan K. Raizada, Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Renin-Angiotensin System, →ISBN

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   A number of different zinc binding groups have been investigated: carboxyalkyls, thiols, hydroxamic acids, phosphonic acids and phosphonamides (23).

   1992, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology: Supplement

   It is understood that such substituents, while they may not strictly be termed hydroxyalkyl groups, can be present in hydroxyalkyl carboxyalkyl cellulose and, as used herein, the term hydroxyalkyl includes substituents having the above formula.

   2009, Niir Board, The Complete Technology Book On Textile Spinning, Weaving, ..., →ISBN