Acyl anhydride
noun
another name for anhydride (sense 3)
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- Acyl coa
acyl coa acyl coa abbr. acyl coenzyme a.
- Acyl coenzyme a
acyl coenzyme a acyl coenzyme a n. abbr. acyl coa a compound that functions as a coenzyme in acylation reactions and is formed as an intermediate in the oxidation of fats. also called acyl-coa synthetase.
- Acyl group
the univalent group rco–, where r is any organic group attached to one bond of the carbonyl group.
- Acyl halide
noun any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom also called acid halide
- Acyl-activating enzyme
acyl-activating enzyme acyl-activating enzyme n. see acetyl-coa synthetase.