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isoprostane

isoprostane noun: any of various prostaglandin-like compounds formed in vivo from the free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of essential fatty acids (primarily arachidonic acid) without the direct action of cyclooxygenase enzyme.

Noun

isoprostane (plural isoprostanes)

  1. Any of various prostaglandin-like compounds formed in vivo from the free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of essential fatty acids (primarily arachidonic acid) without the direct action of cyclooxygenase enzyme.

Forms of isoprostane

pluralisoprostanes

Questions about isoprostane

What does isoprostane mean?
Isoprostane means any of various prostaglandin-like compounds formed in vivo from the free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of essential fatty acids (primarily arachidonic acid) without the direct action of cyclooxygenase enzyme.
What part of speech is isoprostane?
Isoprostane is a noun.
What is the plural of isoprostane?
The plural of isoprostane is isoprostanes.

Words near isoprostane in the dictionary

  1. isopropyls
  2. isopropylthiogalactoside
  3. isopropylthioxanthone
  4. isopropylthioxanthones
  5. isoproscaline
  6. isoprostane
  7. isoprostanes
  8. isoprostanoid
  9. isoprostanoids
  10. isoproteic
  11. isoprotein

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