Medical Definition of Thioesters

1. In enzymology, an ester where the oxygen bridging the substrate or product carbonyl carbon and the enzyme is replaced by a sulphur (usually through a cys residue); a high energy intermediate in many enzymes. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thioesters

thiocyanate
thiocyanate
thiocyanates
thiocyanates
thiocyanate hydrolase
thiocyanic
thiocyanic acid
thiocyanic acid
thiocyanogen number
thiocyanogen value
thiodepsipeptide
thiodiphenylamine
thiodiphenylamine
thioester
thioesterase
thioesters (current term)
thioethanolamine acetyltransferase
thioether
thioflavine S
thioflavine T stain
thioflavin T
thiofuran
thiogalactosides
thioglucosidase
thioglycerol
thioglycolate
thioglycolates
thioglycolic acid
thioguanine
thioguanine

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