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Also known as esters
130px|thumb|An ester of a carboxylic acid. R stands for [[hydrogen, halogen or organyl and R stands for any organyl group.]] In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distinctive functional group. Analogues derived from oxygen replaced by other chalcogens belong to the ester category as well. According to some authors, organyl derivatives of acidic hydrogen of other acids are esters as well (e.g. amides
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An ester is a chemical compound formed when the hydrogen atom in an acid is replaced by an organic group, creating a molecule with a distinctive structure. Esters are important because they occur widely in nature and industry—for example, they make up fats and oils, and they're used in fragrances, plastics, and many other everyday products.
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Research
212,849 papers- Enzymatic ester bond formation strategies in fungal macrolide skeletons.ReviewNatural product reports · 2025Zhang JM, Yuan GY, Zou YDOI: 10.1039/d4np00050a
- Preserving ester-linked modifications reveals glutamate and aspartate mono-ADP-ribosylation by PARP1 and its reversal by PARG.Nature communications · 2024Longarini EJ, Matić IDOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48314-0
- Carboxylic ester hydrolases from hyperthermophiles.ReviewExtremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2009Levisson M, van der Oost J, Kengen SWDOI: 10.1007/s00792-009-0260-4
- Microbial esterases and ester prodrugs: An unlikely marriage for combating antibiotic resistance.ReviewDrug development research · 2019