alcohol oxidation
Alcohol oxidation refers to a chemical reaction in which an alcohol molecule is converted into an aldehyde or a ketone through the loss or transfer of hydrogen atoms or electrons.
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- alcohol consumption
- alcohol fermentation
- alcohol intake
- alcoholism
- aldehyde oxidation
- aldehydes
- fatty acid oxidation
- ketone formation by oxidative rearrangement of aldehydes
- lipid peroxidation
- oxidation of ketones
- oxidation of secondary alcohols
- oxidation reactions
- oxidative dehydrogenation of alcohols
- reduction of ketone to alcohol
- reduction of ketones to alcohols