Definition of Sulfhydryl

1. Noun. (chemistry) The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group ¹

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Definition of Sulfhydryl

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfhydryl

sulfations
sulfenamide
sulfenamides
sulfene
sulfenes
sulfenic
sulfenic acid
sulfentrazone
sulfenyl
sulfenylium
sulfenyliums
sulfenyls
sulfer
sulfhemoglobin
sulfhemoglobins
sulfhydryl (current term)
sulfhydryls
sulfid
sulfidation
sulfidations
sulfide
sulfide of carbon
sulfided
sulfides
sulfidic
sulfiding
sulfids
sulfilimine
sulfilimines
sulfimide

Literary usage of Sulfhydryl

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

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"As shown in Figure 1, the presence of a sulfhydryl group on the /3-carbon atom results in an increase in the rotations of the negative limb of the carboxyl ..."

2. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"In bile, methylmercury is complexed to nonprotein sulfhydryl compounds like glu- ... High-affinity binding of divalent mercuric ions to thiol or sulfhydryl ..."

3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... a reduction in concentration of sulfhydryl groups in blood proteins, an increase in the number of reticulocytes, a decrease in blood hemoglobin. ..."

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