Acyl Group (Noun)
Meaning
Any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The enzyme was specific for the acyl group of certain fatty acids in the molecule.
- In organic chemistry, an acyl group can be a functional group and is usually derived from carboxylic acid.
- An example of the acyl group is the acetyl group, where R is a methyl group.
- The protein reacted with the acyl group of a compound to form a stable enzyme-substrate complex.
- This compound has a propanoyl acyl group, an important functional group in organic chemistry.