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adjective
Chemistry BiochemistryThe acyl group derived from methylmalonic acid; especially in "methylmalonyl coenzyme A", "methylmalonyl CoA", the coenzyme A derivative of methylmalonic acid, which is an intermediate in the metabolism of certain amino acids and fatty acids.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From methylmalon- + -yl.
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