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How do you use Thiol in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Thiol meaning

A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.

Using Thiol

  • The main meaning on this page is: A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
  • In the example corpus, thiol often appears in combinations such as: thiol -lyase, thiol group.

Context around Thiol

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
specific acetylserine cysteine acetylhomoserine

Corpus analysis for Thiol

  • In this selection, "thiol" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, specific, acetylserine, cysteine, lyase, group and yne stand out and add context to how "thiol" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the thiol yne reaction and is a thiol. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thiol" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thiol

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In the thiol-yne reaction the substrate is a thiol. (10 words)

This is catalysed by O-acetylhomoserine aminocarboxypropyltransferase (formerly known as O-acetylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase. (14 words)

The enzyme O-acetylserine (thiol)-lyase, using sulfide sources, converts this ester into cysteine, releasing acetate. citation Biological functions The cysteine thiol group is nucleophilic and easily oxidized. (28 words)

Excluding the few exceptions where methionine may act as a redox sensor (e.g. citation ), methionine residues do not have a catalytic role. citation This is in contrast to cysteine residues, where the thiol group has a catalytic role in many proteins. (42 words)

Nitric oxide is bound to specific thiol groups in the globin protein to form an S-nitrosothiol, which dissociates into free nitric oxide and thiol again, as the hemoglobin releases oxygen from its heme site. (35 words)

The enzyme O-acetylserine (thiol)-lyase, using sulfide sources, converts this ester into cysteine, releasing acetate. citation Biological functions The cysteine thiol group is nucleophilic and easily oxidized. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

In the thiol-yne reaction the substrate is a thiol.

Nitric oxide is bound to specific thiol groups in the globin protein to form an S-nitrosothiol, which dissociates into free nitric oxide and thiol again, as the hemoglobin releases oxygen from its heme site.

The enzyme O-acetylserine (thiol)-lyase, using sulfide sources, converts this ester into cysteine, releasing acetate. citation Biological functions The cysteine thiol group is nucleophilic and easily oxidized.

Excluding the few exceptions where methionine may act as a redox sensor (e.g. citation ), methionine residues do not have a catalytic role. citation This is in contrast to cysteine residues, where the thiol group has a catalytic role in many proteins.

This is catalysed by O-acetylhomoserine aminocarboxypropyltransferase (formerly known as O-acetylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase.

Common combinations with thiol

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thiol" in a sentence?
An example: "In the thiol-yne reaction the substrate is a thiol." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "thiol" from authentic English texts.
What does "thiol" mean?
Thiol means: A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
How many example sentences with "thiol" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "thiol", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.