Term Name: | thiolactone |
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Synonyms: | thiolactones |
Definition: | A cyclic thioester of a mercapto carboxylic acid, containing a 1-thiacycloalkan-2-one structure, or an analogue having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:60317] ( EBI ) |