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isocaproaldehyde

isocaproaldehyde noun: any isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol.

Noun

isocaproaldehyde (uncountable)

  1. Any isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol.
    • Incubation of bovine preparation 3 with 4,5-³H-isocaproaldehyde led to the formation of isohexyl alcohol and of isocaproic acid, while a similar incubation of the human preparation led primarily to the formation of isohexyl alcohol (Table VI).1971, Gregory Pincus, Recent Progress in Hormone Research, page 314

Origin of isocaproaldehyde

From iso- + caproaldehyde.

Questions about isocaproaldehyde

What does isocaproaldehyde mean?
Isocaproaldehyde means any isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol.
What part of speech is isocaproaldehyde?
Isocaproaldehyde is a noun.

Words near isocaproaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. isocandelas
  2. isocapacitary
  3. isocapneic
  4. isocapnia
  5. isocapnic
  6. isocaproaldehyde
  7. isocaproate
  8. isocaproates
  9. isocaproic
  10. isocaproic acid
  11. isocarboxazid

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