Hydroxymethyl group
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The hydroxymethyl group is a substituent with the structural formula Template:Chem2. It consists of a methylene bridge (Template:Chem2 unit) bonded to a hydroxyl group (Template:Chem2). This makes the hydroxymethyl group an alcohol. It has the identical chemical formula with the methoxy group (Template:Chem2) that differs only in the attachment site and orientation to the rest of the molecule. However, their chemical properties are different.[1][2]
Hydroxymethyl is the side chain of encoded amino acid serine.[3]
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