The newton is the International System of Units derived unit of force. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion. Editors Contribution (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
It's 2-methylpropan-1-ol oxidized with potassium dichromate(VI) in aqueous sulphuric acid to yield 2-methylpropanoic acid (also known as isobutyric acid).
(See Table 1 for a partial list of enzymes that require NAD + and NADP + .) The redox reaction shown in Figure 2 is catalyzed by the oxidoreductase enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. In this reaction, two hydrogen atoms and two electrons (the two electrons of the C-H bond) are removed from the ethanol molecule.