intradiol

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English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ diol.

Adjective

intradiol (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry) Between the carbon atoms that carry the two hydroxyl groups of a diol
    • 2015 December 18, “From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Local oxygen levels may be further reduced by the up regulation of a putative secreted intradiol dioxygenase (PAU_03890), as this class of enzyme utilise molecular oxygen.