"Esters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or other organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.
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D004952
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.400
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esters" by people in Profiles.
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Dou S, Virostko J, Greiner DL, Powers AC, Liu G. A feasible approach to evaluate the relative reactivity of NHS-ester activated group with primary amine-derivatized DNA analogue and non-derivatized impurity. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2015; 34(2):69-78.
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Pauff SM, Miller SC. Synthesis of near-IR fluorescent oxazine dyes with esterase-labile sulfonate esters. Org Lett. 2011 Dec 02; 13(23):6196-9.
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Andrade SE, Gurwitz JH, Cernieux J, Fish LS. Evaluation of a formulary switch from conjugated to esterified estrogens in a managed care setting. Med Care. 2000 Sep; 38(9):970-5.
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Chang CH, Chey WY, Sun Q, Leiter A, Chang TM. Characterization of the release of cholecystokinin from a murine neuroendocrine tumor cell line, STC-1. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1994 Apr 28; 1221(3):339-47.