Talk:Thioester
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Does is stike anyone else that de Duve's explanation is not satisfactory? Keep in mind that the use of ATP involves several steps of enzyme catalysations(if that's a word). How would thioester be useful without such enzymes, and does it need them at all, or can it self-hydrolysize? --Alkafett 20:26, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Using IUPAC nomenclature - esters are named alcohol then carboxylic acid (classically) - which would make R-S-(C=0)-R (discussed in this article) a thiolester not a thioester. Thionoester is the correct term for an R-O-(C=S)-R species - deriving its name from thione functional group ( C=S ).
I know I have seen examples in the literature (chemical and biochemical) with both thioester and thiolester being used to mean R-S-(C=0)-R - so I can understand the confusion. but i feel that this article should be alterred for clarification ----arthuc01 5.27 7th Jan 2007 (GMT)
[edit] thioester via activated acyl
I'm not the greatest chemistry buff, but can't a sulfhydryl containing molecule be derivatized to a thioester using an activated acyl group also? Jordanboutilier (talk) 05:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
