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Acyl coa

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• 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  noun any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom also called acid halide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.

• Acyl-coa synthetase

  acyl-coa synthetase acyl-coa synthetase n. any of various ligases that catalyze the formation of acyl coa from corresponding fatty acids and coa. also called thiokinase.

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