Lactoyl thioester

L. Weber, then at the Salk Institute in San Diego, was able to form high-energy thioesters from glycerinealdehyde and A-acetylcysteine. The reaction occurred under anaerobic conditions, at pH 7, in an aqueous solution of sodium phosphate. Of the aldehyde, 0.3% was converted to the lactoyl thioester per day of reaction (Weber, 1984). 

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