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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thioester

thiocresols
thioctic acid
thiocyanate
thiocyanate hydrolase
thiocyanates
thiocyanic
thiocyanic acid
thiocyanic acids
thiocyanogen
thiocyanogen number
thiocyanogen value
thiodepsipeptide
thiodiglycol
thiodiglycols
thiodiphenylamine
thioester (current term)
thioesterase
thioesterases
thioesterification
thioesters
thioethanolamine acetyltransferase
thioether
thioethers
thiofentanyl
thioflavin T
thioflavine S
thioflavine T stain
thiofuran
thiogalactopyranoside
thiogalactopyranosides

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