Definition of Sulfation

1. Noun. (chemistry) The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO2OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO2O-R) ¹

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Definition of Sulfation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfation

sulfarsenites
sulfas
sulfatase
sulfatases
sulfate
sulfate of soda
sulfated
sulfates
sulfathiazole
sulfathiazoles
sulfatian
sulfatic
sulfatide
sulfatides
sulfating
sulfation (current term)
sulfations
sulfenamide
sulfenamides
sulfene
sulfenes
sulfenic
sulfenic acid
sulfentrazone
sulfenyl
sulfenylium
sulfenyliums
sulfenyls
sulfer
sulfhemoglobin

Literary usage of Sulfation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Rice: Potential and Prospects by Gurdev S. Khush, J. Bennett (1992)
"sulfation of Nod factors The role of individual nod genes in the ... Partial sulfation of the lipo-oligosaccharides is probably due to the presence of a ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"Following sulfation, the reaction mixture is washed with water and neutralized ... Prior to sulfation, the butyl oleate reaction mixture meets the following ..."

3. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"118 A sulfonate group is added to the lauryl alcohol by a sulfation process, ... After 120 sulfation, the mixture is neutralized with a cation source, ..."

4. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Schuur AG, Legger FF, Van Meeteren ME, Moonen MJH, Van Leeuwen-Bol I, Bergman A, Visser TJ, Brouwer A. In vitro inhibition of thyroid hormone sulfation by ..."

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