0 a group of atoms that gives a chemical compound its characteristics, such as the ability to react with particular substances:
Nitrogen-containing functional groups can interact with lithium atoms.
Selective reaction of one alcohol among many in complex molecules can be achieved by the use of a catalyst that forms a single covalent bond to a nearby functional group.
The key to the effects of functional groups lies in what are called "nonbonded interactions", which occur between atoms with no chemical bonding.
Functional groups is a term that refers to groups of atoms that give a molecule specific characteristic properties.
Little is known, however, about the reproductive capacity and the fate of the propagules, and how different reproductive syndromes are represented in species of the same functional group.
Chemical synthesis of the component strands allows great flexibility in terms of sequence and functional group modification, and the attachment of exogenous groups (such as fluorophores) to facilitate physical study.
Phase one would be basic recruit training, undertaken where possible on a functional group basis.
This can be compared with enol, which is a functional group containing both alkene ("en" -) and alcohol (- "ol").
