hydroxyl
if the alcohol is a primary alcohol the itis oxidized to give aldehyde and if secondary it gives ketone.
A carboxyl group (-COOH) functions as an organic acid (deprotonate to -COO-). An amino group (-NH2) may function as an organic base (protonated to -NH3+). Therefore an organic compound that has a...
increase water solubility
carboxyl group, a set of four atoms bonded together and present in carboxylic acids, including amino acids