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thioester /thio·es·ter/ (-es´ter) a carboxylic acid and a thiol group in ester linkage, e.g., acetyl coenzyme A.

thioester

[thī′ō·es′tər]

an important group of biologic chemicals formed by the hydrosulfides (or mercaptans or thiols) and carboxylic acids and identified by a bond between the acyl carbonyl carbon and the thiol sulfur. Examples include the coenzyme A thioesters.

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