uncarboxylated

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ carboxylated.

Adjective

uncarboxylated (not comparable)

1. Not carboxylated.
   • 2015 September 30, “Osteocalcin Is Not Associated with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the EPIC-NL Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Vitamin K is an essential co-factor for carboxylation of osteocalcin and carboxylation of total osteocalcin (tOC) increases the proportion of carboxylated osteocalcin (cOC) and lowers the proportion of uncarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC).