catechol
noun
cat·e·chol
ˈka-tə-ˌkȯl 
-ˌkōl
1
: catechin
2
: a crystalline phenol C6H6O2 obtained from various natural sources but usually made synthetically and used especially in organic synthesis
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To strengthen their glue, mussels use two chemical groups, called catechols and thiols, which cross-link like the hooks and loops of Velcro.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
Dopamine’s role in all these conditions brought Hall to the enzyme COMT, or catechol-O-methyltransferase.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2014
He and Matt Coggon, a research scientist at NOAA, also found that catechol may play a key role in ozone formation related to wildfires.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
To prevent this, Valentine and her colleagues temporarily covered the catechols with capping groups.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
Dopamine’s role in all these conditions brought Hall to the enzyme COMT, or catechol-O-methyltransferase.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2014
He and Matt Coggon, a research scientist at NOAA, also found that catechol may play a key role in ozone formation related to wildfires.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
To prevent this, Valentine and her colleagues temporarily covered the catechols with capping groups.
—Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
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catechol
noun
cat·e·chol
ˈkat-ə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl
1
: catechin
2
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