- best-known
thioesters are
derivatives of
coenzyme A, e.g., acetyl-CoA. The R and R'
represent organyl groups, or H in the case of R. One
route to
thioesters involves...
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reaction and in the Rauhut–Currier
reaction (dimerization). α,β-Unsaturated
thioesters are
intermediates in
several enzymatic processes. Two
prominent examples...
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synthesis of
peptide thioesters by Fmoc
chemistry SPPS. Fmoc
chemistry solid phase peptide synthesis techniques for
generating peptide-
thioesters are
based on...
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unusual pentathiepin ring (5-sulfur
chain cyclised onto a
benzene ring).
Thioesters have
general structure R−C(O)−S−R. They are
related to
regular esters...
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Fatty acid
synthase (FAS) is an
enzyme that in
humans is
encoded by the FASN gene.
Fatty acid
synthase is a multi-enzyme
protein that
catalyzes fatty acid...
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conformational change cause thioester hydrolysis and
release coenzyme A. This
ensures that the
energy released from the
thioester bond
cleavage will drive...
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organisms such as
methionine and
cysteine contain organosulfur groups (
thioester and
thiol respectively). The
antioxidant glutathione protecting many living...
- rings, the
reaction will
proceed without a
Lewis acid. The
chemistry of
thioesters and acid
halides is similar, the
reactivity being reminiscent of, but...
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derivatives of acyl
chlorides chloroformates and phosgene,
carbonate esters,
thioesters, lactones, lactams, hydroxamates, and isocyanates.
Examples of inorganic...
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reduced CO2 and
oxidized H2 (methanogenesis or acetogenesis) via acetyl-
thioesters. By
phylogenetic bracketing,
analysis of the
presumed LUCA's offspring...
