aldehyde but can also be classified as a formyl group. Aldehydes are a common motif in many chemicals important in technology and biology. Aldehyde molecules...
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Acetaldehyde (redirect from Ethyl aldehyde)
or gas, boiling near room temperature. It is one of the most important aldehydes, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry...
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Protocatechuic aldehyde is a phenolic aldehyde, a compound released from cork stoppers into wine. This molecule can be used as a precursor in the vanillin...
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases (EC 1.2.1.3) are a group of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes. They convert aldehydes (R–C(=O)–H) to carboxylic...
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Alcohol oxidation (redirect from Oxidation of aldehydes)
of oxidation reactions in organic chemistry that convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters. The reaction mainly applies to...
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Formaldehyde (redirect from Methyl aldehyde)
which consists mainly of the hydrate CH2(OH)2. It is the simplest of the aldehydes (R−CHO). As a precursor to many other materials and chemical compounds...
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ALDH2 (redirect from Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family)
Aldehyde dehydrogenase, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALDH2 gene located on chromosome 12. ALDH2 belongs to the aldehyde...
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Schiff test (redirect from Aldehyde fuchsin)
and is a relatively general chemical test for detection of many organic aldehydes that has also found use in the staining of biological tissues. The Schiff...
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Acrolein (redirect from Acrylic aldehyde)
Acrolein (systematic name: propenal) is the simplest unsaturated aldehyde. It is a colorless liquid with a foul and acrid aroma. The smell of burnt fat...
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a reducing agent. In an alkaline solution, a reducing sugar forms some aldehyde or ketone, which allows it to act as a reducing agent, for example in Benedict's...
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Piperonal (redirect from Protocatechuic aldehyde methylene ether)
fragrances and flavors. The molecule is structurally related to other aromatic aldehydes such as benzaldehyde and vanillin. Piperonal naturally occurs in various...
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Ethyl methylphenylglycidate (redirect from Strawberry aldehyde)
Ethyl methylphenylglycidate, commonly known as strawberry aldehyde, is an organic compound used in the flavor industry in artificial fruit flavors, in...
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Butyraldehyde (redirect from Butyl aldehyde)
an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)2CHO. This compound is the aldehyde derivative of butane. It is a colorless flammable liquid with an unpleasant...
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Propionaldehyde (redirect from Propionic aldehyde)
is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CHO. It is the 3-carbon aldehyde. It is a colourless, flammable liquid with a pungent and fruity odour....
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styraciflua), coniferyl aldehyde is a precursor to sinapaldehyde via hydroxylation mediated by coniferyl aldehyde 5-hydroxylase. Coniferyl aldehyde is reduced to...
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Cis-3-Hexenal (redirect from Leaf aldehyde)
(Z)-3-hexenal and leaf aldehyde, is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CH=CHCH2CHO. It is classified as an unsaturated aldehyde. It is a colorless...
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Aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation is a new technique for cryopreservation first demonstrated in 2016 by Robert L. McIntyre and Gregory Fahy at the cryobiology...
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In enzymology, a betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction betaine aldehyde + NAD+ + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Isobutyraldehyde (redirect from Isobutyl aldehyde)
Isobutyraldehyde is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)2CHCHO. It is an aldehyde, isomeric with n-butyraldehyde (butanal). Isobutyraldehyde is made, often...
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Cinnamaldehyde (redirect from Cinnamic aldehyde)
trans-cinnamaldehyde. The molecule consists of a benzene ring attached to an unsaturated aldehyde. Cinnamaldehyde is an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound. Its color is due...
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Hexanal (redirect from Aldehyde C-6)
Hexanal, also called hexanaldehyde or caproaldehyde is an alkyl aldehyde used in the flavor industry to produce fruity flavors. Its scent resembles freshly...
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Aldehyde dehydrogenases are a group of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes. Aldehyde dehydrogenase may also refer to: Aldehyde dehydrogenase...
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Salicylaldehyde (redirect from Salicylic aldehyde)
Salicylic aldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4OH(CHO). Along with 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde...
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Glyceraldehyde (redirect from Glyceric aldehyde)
comes from combining glycerol and aldehyde, as glyceraldehyde is glycerol with one alcohol group oxidized to an aldehyde. Glyceraldehyde has one chiral center...
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Pentanal (redirect from Valeric aldehyde)
organic compound with molecular formula C4H9CHO. Classified as an alkyl aldehyde, it is a colorless volatile liquid. Its odor is described as fermented...
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Cyclamen aldehyde is a fragrance molecule which has been used in soaps, detergents, lotions, and perfumes since the 1920s. It was granted generally recognized...
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condensation reaction in organic chemistry in which two carbonyl moieties (of aldehydes or ketones) react to form a β-hydroxyaldehyde or β-hydroxyketone (an aldol...
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Stephen aldehyde synthesis, a named reaction in chemistry, was invented by Henry Stephen (OBE/MBE). This reaction involves the preparation of aldehydes (R-CHO)...
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4-Anisaldehyde (redirect from Anisic aldehyde)
methyl ether) using manganese dioxide to convert a methyl group to the aldehyde group. It can also be produced by oxidation of anethole, a related fragrance...
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Myristyl aldehyde, also known as tetradecanal, is a reduced form of myristic acid. It is naturally produced by bioluminescent bacteria of the Vibrio genus...
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