- 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...
- 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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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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example of an
acyl chloride is
acetyl chloride, CH3COCl.
Acyl chlorides are the most
important subset of
acyl halides.
Where the
acyl chloride moiety...
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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...
- enzymology, a [
acyl-carrier-protein] S-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.38) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
reversible chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + [
acyl-carrier-protein]...
- enzymology, an
acyl-[
acyl-carrier-protein]
desaturase (EC 1.14.19.2) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction stearoyl-[
acyl-carrier-protein]...
- In enzymology, an
acyl-phosphate-hexose
phosphotransferase (EC 2.7.1.61) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction acyl phosphate + D-hexose ⇌...
- oleoyl-[
acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase.
Other names in
common use
include acyl-[
acyl-carrier-protein] hydrolase,
acyl-ACP-hydrolase,
acyl-
acyl carrier...
