acylmercaptan
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bond — In chemistry, the force holding two neighboring atoms in place and resisting their separation; a b. is electrovalent if it consists of the attraction between oppositely charged groups, or covalent if it results from the sharing of one, two, or… … Medical dictionary
thioester — An acylated thiol; RCOSR′; E.G., acetyl CoA. SYN: acylmercaptan. * * * thio·es·ter .thī ō es tər n an ester formed by uniting a carboxyl group of one compound (as acetic acid) with a sulfhydryl group of another (as coenzyme A) * * * thio·es·ter… … Medical dictionary
