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thiol Definition

thiol (t̸hīôl′, -ōl′)

noun

any of various organic compounds derived from hydrogen sulfide, esp. a mercaptan

Etymology: thi(o)- + -ol

thiol Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • terminate: An example of such a system is the nucleation of calcite crystals on carboxylic acid terminated alkyl thiols, which produces highly oriented crystals.

Modifies a noun

  • group: It will thus attack the thiol groups of enzymes and inhibit them.
  • proteinase: The overall mechanism of catalysis reaction by thiol proteinases is the same as in serine proteinases.

Noun used with modifier

  • cysteine: Acetate is subsequently transferred to a cysteine thiol of the Condensing Enzyme domain.
  • alkyl: An example of such a system is the nucleation of calcite crystals on carboxylic acid terminated alkyl thiols, which produces highly oriented crystals.
  • protein: This entails investigating mitochondrial glutathione and protein thiols and the enzyme systems involve in their metabolism.