| acylcarnitine | Condensation product of a carboxylic acid and carnitine. The transport form for a fatty acid crossing the mitochondrial membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acylglycerol acylhydrolase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes fatty acids from 1 or 2 position of diglycerides Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| acylmercaptan | Compounds of the type. R CO s R. See: coenzyme A, palmitoylation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| acylmercaptan bond | A high energy bond formed by the condensation of a carboxyl group (-COOH) and a mercaptan (or thiol) group (-SH); widely formed in the course of intermediary metabolism, notably in the oxidation of fats, where the -SH is part of coenzyme A and the -COOH is part of the fatty acid being oxidised. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acyloxyacyl hydrolase | <enzyme> Removes nonhydroxylated fatty acids from lipid a Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| acyltransferases | <enzyme> Enzymes of the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of an acyl group from a donor (often the corresponding acyl coenzyme a derivative) to an acceptor compound. Registry number: EC 2.3. (12 Dec 1998) |