acyl group

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Noun

acyl group - any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

acyl

acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical - the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

chemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

foryml - (chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes

Translations

Acylrest

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Jamaican scientists added acetic anhydride to starch in order to substitute the hydrogen of a hydroxyl group on the starch molecule with an acyl group. This was done by controlling the pH at 8.0 to 8.3 with the periodic addition of 0.1M of sodium hydroxide.

Characterize acylated starch to determine applications

The most abundant plasma LPA species are 18:2 > 18:1 [greater than or equal to] 18:0 [greater than or equal to] 16:0 [greater than or equal to] 20:4 with an acyl group [11, 12].

Autotaxin-Lysophosphatidic Acid: From Inflammation to Cancer Development

Indeed, enhanced LCAT activity (1.2-fold), its cofactor-activator apo A-I (2-fold) and its reaction product [HDL.sub.2]-CE (2.1-fold) were observed, whereas [HDL.sub.3]-PL (enzyme substrate) and [HDL.sub.3]-UC (acyl group acceptor) were 1.2- and 2.4-fold lower.

Portulaca oleracea reduces triglyceridemia, cholesterolemia, and improves lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase activity in rats fed enriched-cholesterol diet

The following steps might occur sequentially in the hydrolysis of PC: (1) Binding of PC to Site I; (2) Transfer of the acyl group at sn-2 to the catalytic site and simultaneous binding of the resultant lysoPC to Site II; (3) Transfer of sn-2 acyl group to H2O; (4) Transfer of sn-1 acyl group to the catalytic site; (5) Transfer of sn-1 acyl group to H2O.

Reminiscence of phospholipase B in Penicillium notatum

We have been interested to extend studies by the introduction of acyl group (i.e.

Synthesis and antimicrobial study of some methyl 4-O-palmitoyl-[alpha]-L-rhamnopyranoside derivatives

brevis NJ13 esterase was highly specific toward p-nitrophenyl butyrate (C4 acyl group) and showed maximum activity at a temperature of 50degC and pH 8.0.

ISOLATION OF ESTERASE PRODUCING LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS NJ13 FROM KIM- CHI AND INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE MEDIUM INGREDIENTS FOR ESTERASE PRODUCTION USING STATISTICAL METHOD

In addition to its essential role in permitting mitochondrial import and oxidation of long chain fatty acids, carnitine also functions as an acyl group acceptor that facilitates mitochondrial export of excess carbons in the form of acylcarnitines.

Carnitine insufficiency caused by aging and overnutrition compromises mitochondrial performance and metabolic control

The non-ionic surfactant comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of partial esters of polyoles with valence 3-6 and aliphatic monocarboxylic acid with 6-22 carbon atoms, alkyl diethanol amines with ailcyl group with 6-22 carbon atoms and alkyl diethanol amides with acyl group with 6-22 carbon atoms.

Laminated Polyolefin Films And Methods Of Production Thereof By Coextrusion: No. 6,958,193; Yukiyasu Itaya, Michiya Hiei and Toshiya Kamei, assignors to Takemoto Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, Japan

Photo-induced generation of the excited triplet state triggers an intramolecular rearrangement and elimination of the acyl group (Fig.

Photo-removable protecting groups for in situ DNA microarray synthesis

Buchanan and co-workers at Eastman Chemicals, Kingsport, TN, used several solution NMR tec.hniques to probe the effect of acyl group, temperature and concentration on the structure and conformation of cellulose esters.