Meanings
noundecyanation (plural decyanations)
plural decyanations
- chemistryThe removal of a cyanide (or nitrile) group from a molecule
MMACHC carries out dealkylation of alkylCbls and decyanation of cyanocobalamin (CNCbl) in glutathione (GSH)-dependent and NADPH-dependent reactions, respectively [2 ].
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Rhymes with decyanation
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