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Encyclopedia > Hydroxylation

Hydroxylation is any chemical process that introduces one or more hydroxyl groups (-OH) into a compound (or radical) thereby oxidising it. In biochemistry, hydroxylation reactions are often facilitated by enzymes called hydroxylases.


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