intradiol

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ diol.

Adjective

intradiol (not comparable)

1. (biochemistry) Between the carbon atoms that carry the two hydroxyl groups of a diol
   • 2015 December 18, “From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Local oxygen levels may be further reduced by the up regulation of a putative secreted intradiol dioxygenase (PAU_03890), as this class of enzyme utilise molecular oxygen.

Related terms

• extradiol