- In chemistry, an
acyl group is a
moiety derived by the
removal of one or more
hydroxyl groups from an oxoacid,
including inorganic acids. It
contains a...
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example of an
acyl chloride is
acetyl chloride, CH3COCl.
Acyl chlorides are the most
important subset of
acyl halides.
Where the
acyl chloride moiety...
- An
acyl halide (also
known as an acid halide) is a
chemical compound derived from an
oxoacid by
replacing a
hydroxyl group (−OH) with a
halide group (−X...
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Acyl-CoA is a
group of CoA-based
coenzymes that
metabolize carboxylic acids.
Fatty acyl-CoA's are
susceptible to beta oxidation, forming, ultimately,...
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Using this approach,
lipids may be
divided into
eight categories:
fatty acyls, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, saccharolipids, and...
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overall reaction for one
cycle of beta
oxidation is: Cn-
acyl-CoA + FAD + NAD+ + H2O + CoA → Cn-2-
acyl-CoA + FADH2 + NADH + H+ + acetyl-CoA Free
fatty acids...
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Acyl-CoA
dehydrogenases (ACADs) are a
class of
enzymes that
function to
catalyze the
initial step in each
cycle of
fatty acid β-oxidation in the mitochondria...
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Sterol O-acyltransferase (also
called Acyl-CoA
cholesterol acyltransferase,
Acyl-CoA
cholesterin acyltransferase[citation needed] or
simply ACAT) is an...
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acyl azides are
generated under conditions where they
rearrange to the isocyanate.
Alkyl or aryl
acyl chlorides react with
sodium azide to give
acyl azides...
- Long-chain
acyl-(
acyl-carrier-protein)
reductase (EC 1.2.1.80, long-chain
acyl-[acp] reductase,
fatty acyl-[
acyl-carrier-protein] reductase,
acyl-[acp] reductase)...
