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palmitoleates

palmitoleates is the plural of palmitoleate.

Meaning of palmitoleate

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

Questions about palmitoleates

What is palmitoleates the plural of?
Palmitoleates is the plural of palmitoleate.

Words near palmitoleates in the dictionary

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

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