Binding of the hydroxyl group to the aldehyde (by reversible formation of a hemiacetal) would bring the ester close to the pyridine nitrogen, and enable nucleophilic catalysis and hydrolysis at a ...

Both in the intact cell and in the isolated enzyme systems in which these reactions are studied ... fractionation of salts of the esters and the selective hydrolysis of some of them, under ...

Esters are formed by the condensation reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This is known as esterification. In a condensation reaction, two molecules join and produce a larger ...

Esters, fats and oils Esters are formed in condensation reactions and broken by hydrolysis. Fats and oils, important compounds in our diet, are naturally occurring esters and their structure ...