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Medical Definition of Acylmercaptan bond
1. A high energy bond formed by the condensation of a carboxyl group (-COOH) and a mercaptan (or thiol) group (-SH); widely formed in the course of intermediary metabolism, notably in the oxidation of fats, where the -SH is part of coenzyme A and the -COOH is part of the fatty acid being oxidised. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acylmercaptan Bond
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