Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,583,154 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

thioesterase

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
thioesterase
enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic cleavage of energy-rich thioester bonds as in acetyl CoA.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
DEHP and clofibrate cause increases in gene expression of acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) thioesterase, cyp4a10, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF), with clofibrate also inducing greater expression of these genes and additional induction of cyp2b9, a fatty acid-binding protein, and metallothionein II.
Ekunwe, Jackson State University THURSDAY MORNING Cedar Room 8:00 THIOESTERASE RIBOZYMES Danning Huang* and Faqing Huang, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 The theory of RNA World tries to describe an intermediate period between living system and non-living system.
However, the thioesterase derived from mangosteen releases stearic acid before desaturase can turn it into oleic acid, explains Yuan.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.