Editing Acyl group (section)

==In biochemistry==
In [[biochemistry]] there are many instances of acyl groups, in all major categories of biochemical molecules.

[[Acyl-CoA]]s are acyl derivatives formed via [[fatty acid]] metabolism. [[Acetyl-CoA]], the most common derivative, serves as an acyl donor in many biosynthetic transformations. Such acyl compounds are [[thioester]]s.

Names of acyl groups of [[amino acid]]s are formed by replacing the ''-ine'' suffix with ''-yl''. For example, the acyl group of [[glycine]] is [[glycyl]], and of [[lysine]] is [[lysyl]].

Names of acyl groups of [[ribonucleoside monophosphate]]s such as [[adenosine monophosphate|AMP]] (5′-adenylic acid), [[guanosine monophosphate|GMP]] (5′-guanylic acid), [[cytidine monophosphate|CMP]] (5′-cytidylic acid), and [[uridine monophosphate|UMP]] (5′-uridylic acid) are adenylyl, guanylyl, cytidylyl, and uridylyl respectively.

In [[phospholipid]]s, the acyl group of [[phosphatidic acid]] is called phosphatidyl-.

Finally, many [[saccharide]]s are acylated.