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Definition of Thioester
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur ¹
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Medical Definition of Thioester
1. Compounds of the type. R CO s R. See: coenzyme A, palmitoylation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)