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ac·yl (sl)

n.

A organic radical having the general formula RCO, derived from the removal of a hydroxyl group from an organic acid.

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acyl

1. an organic radical derived from a fatty acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

2. generic term for fatty acid groups.

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acyl carrier protein

ACP; a carrier protein molecule which is part of the fatty acid synthesizing enzyme complex in non-mammalian systems and which carries acyl groups.

acyl CoA

thioester of coenzyme A and a fatty acid of unspecified, but usually more than 14 carbon length.

acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

lack of the first enzyme of beta-oxidation, acyl CoA dehydrogenase, a flavoprotein which catalyzes the removal of two hydrogens from the acyl chain.