decarboxylation

/ ˌdiːkɑːˌbɒksIˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound

Example Sentences

Just like flower, hash and kief need to undergo decarboxylation, the process by which heat is used to activate the psychoactive properties of cannabis.

From Salon

You can tell the decarboxylation worked if the cannabis changes color from bright green to dark brown-green.

From Salon

Removal of CaMBD enables increased activity of the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase, which catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to GABA, thus raising levels of the molecule.

From Scientific American

Then the THC oil must be converted into its psychoactive form via decarboxylation, a cooking process that makes the oil ready to be used in edible products.

From Washington Times

Moreover, they illustrate how a seemingly simple process — that is, the harvesting and decarboxylation of lysine — can drive major metabolic reprogramming that leads to an increase in the cell’s capacity for producing NADPH.

From Nature