Sentence examples for alkyl group from inspiring English sources

Nitrosamines, which are found in products such as beer and pickled foods, can cause DNA alkylation (the addition of an alkyl group).

For direct reversal of alkylation events, a DNA methyltransferase or DNA glycosylase detects and removes the alkyl group.

To avoid the problem of multiple alkylation, methods have been devised for "blocking" substitution so that only one alkyl group is introduced.

A second alkyl group may be similarly introduced.

For example, in ethanol (or ethyl alcohol) the alkyl group is the ethyl group, −CH2CH3.

With tertiary amines, an alkyl group may be displaced by a halogen.

The common name of an alcohol combines the name of the alkyl group with the word alcohol.

The structural unit containing an alkyl group bonded to a carbonyl group is known as an acyl group.

If the alkyl group is complex, the common name becomes awkward and the IUPAC name should be used.

Tertiary amines give rise to nitrosamines more slowly; an alkyl group is eliminated as an aldehyde or ketone, along with nitrous oxide, N2O.

If just one alkyl group is described in the name, it implies two identical groups, as in ethyl ether for diethyl ether.