hydroxycarboxylic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hydroxy- + carboxylic.
Adjective
[edit]hydroxycarboxylic (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Relating to any carboxylic acid that has one or more hydroxy groups
- 2015 July 25, Waldemar Wagner, Wojciech M. Ciszewski, Katarzyna D. Kania, “L- and D-lactate enhance DNA repair and modulate the resistance of cervical carcinoma cells to anticancer drugs via histone deacetylase inhibition and hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 activation”, in Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS[1], volume 13, :
- Locally produced L-lactate may play a role in hormone function in an autocrine and paracrine fashion via hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 (HCAR1, also referred to as GPR81/FKSG80) to exert antilipolytic effects on adipose tissue [ 4 ] or to modulate the activity of primary cortical neurons [ 5 ].