ALKALINE
\ˈalkəlˌa͡ɪn], \ˈalkəlˌaɪn], \ˈa_l_k_ə_l_ˌaɪ_n]\
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relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
By Princeton University
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.