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acyl

acyl

1 9.9
A small chemical part of an acid, for example acetyl, that joins to other molecules
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪsɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : acilo
  • Researchers have already found novel antibiotics such as acyl tyrosines, terragine, and turbomycin.

If we make CPG linked to a cholesterol tail or a single acyl tail, it really doesn't change the picture much.

Examples

  • This large protein is called ACP or acyl carrier protein.

  • If we make CPG linked to a cholesterol tail or a single acyl tail, it really doesn't change the picture much.

  • So we got an amino acyl St.

  • I recommend a slow, steady gorging process combined with acyl horizontology.

  • DGAT1 catalyzes the addition of a fatty acyl group to diacylglycerol to form TAG.

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  • I recommend a slow, steady gorging process combined with acyl horizontology, Garcinia Cambogia Extract, crystal Sonic therapy.

  • I recommend a slow, steady gorging process combined with acyl horizontology, Garcinia Cambogia Extract, crystal Sonic therapy.

  • The novel acidic inhibitors of 11b-HSD1 show excellent pharmacokinetic profiles, and based on the reduced acyl glucuronidation liability and the overall profile, Scott et al.

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  • Reduction of acyl glucuronidation in a series of acidic 11β-HSD1 inhibitors: the discovery of AZD6925.

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  • The acyl group, represented as RCO-, plays a crucial role in organic chemistry.

Synonyms

acyl group
vsacyl
  • Specialized
8.4

A chemical part made when a carboxylic acid loses its OH group

forms when a hydrogen atom is removed instead of the hydroxyl group

Compounds

acyl anhydride
  • Specialized
9.5

A type of organic chemical that reacts with water to make acids

acyl group
  • Specialized
8.4

A chemical part made when a carboxylic acid loses its OH group

acyl halide
  • Specialized
7.6

An organic compound with a carbon double-bonded to oxygen and attached to a halogen like chlorine or bromine

Surface Forms

acyl singular
acyls plural

Etymology

Acyl comes from the common word acid plus the chemical ending -yl, where -yl marks a 'group' attached to a larger molecule. So an acyl is the 'acid' part with one hydrogen removed that acts as a group in many reactions, which is why you see it in names like acetyl.