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oleanonic acid

oleanonic acid noun: the pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid 3-oxoolean-12-en-28-oic acid, isolated from Pistacia, that inhibits leukotriene synthesis and has antiinflammatory activity.

Noun

oleanonic acid (uncountable)

  1. The pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid 3-oxoolean-12-en-28-oic acid, isolated from Pistacia, that inhibits leukotriene synthesis and has antiinflammatory activity
    Synonyms:
    oleanolic acid

Synonyms of oleanonic acid

Origin of oleanonic acid

From oleanane.

Questions about oleanonic acid

What does oleanonic acid mean?
Oleanonic acid means the pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid 3-oxoolean-12-en-28-oic acid, isolated from Pistacia, that inhibits leukotriene synthesis and has antiinflammatory activity.
What part of speech is oleanonic acid?
Oleanonic acid is a noun.

Words near oleanonic acid in the dictionary

  1. oleanolates
  2. oleanolic
  3. oleanolic acid
  4. oleanolic acids
  5. oleanonic
  6. oleanonic acid
  7. olearia
  8. olearias
  9. OLeary
  10. oleas
  11. oleaside

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