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pentagalloylglucose

pentagalloylglucose noun: the ester of glucose with five molecules of gallic acid.

Noun

pentagalloylglucose (uncountable)

  1. The ester of glucose with five molecules of gallic acid
    • Interestingly, the patient dosed BID with the highest tumor concentration was also taking grape seed oil, which contains pentagalloylglucose, an ABCB1 inhibitor [21 ].2015 November 17, “Lapatinib Plasma and Tumor Concentrations and Effects on HER Receptor Phosphorylation in Tumor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of pentagalloylglucose

alternative formpentagalloyl glucose

Origin of pentagalloylglucose

From penta- + galloyl + glucose.

Questions about pentagalloylglucose

What does pentagalloylglucose mean?
Pentagalloylglucose means the ester of glucose with five molecules of gallic acid.
What part of speech is pentagalloylglucose?
Pentagalloylglucose is a noun.

Words near pentagalloylglucose in the dictionary

  1. pentagalacturonate
  2. pentagalacturonates
  3. pentagalacturonic
  4. pentagalacturonic acid
  5. pentagalloyl
  6. pentagalloylglucose
  7. pentagamist
  8. pentagamists
  9. pentagamy
  10. pentagastrin
  11. pentagastrins

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