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palmitoleate

palmitoleate noun: any salt or ester of palmitoleic acid.

Noun

palmitoleate (plural palmitoleates)

  1. Any salt or ester of palmitoleic acid.
    • The endogenous conversion of palmitate into palmitoleate and of stearate into oleate is catalyzed by Δ9 stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), a lipogenic enzyme highly sensitive to global energetic homeostasis.2015 July 6, “Blood Cell Palmitoleate-Palmitate Ratio Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of palmitoleate

pluralpalmitoleates

Origin of palmitoleate

From palmitoleic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about palmitoleate

What does palmitoleate mean?
Palmitoleate means any salt or ester of palmitoleic acid.
What part of speech is palmitoleate?
Palmitoleate is a noun.
What is the plural of palmitoleate?
The plural of palmitoleate is palmitoleates.

Words near palmitoleate in the dictionary

  1. palmitine
  2. palmitins
  3. palmito
  4. palmitoes
  5. palmitoleamide
  6. palmitoleate
  7. palmitoleated
  8. palmitoleates
  9. palmitoleic
  10. palmitoleic acid
  11. palmitolein

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