palmitoleate

English

Etymology

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

Noun

palmitoleate (plural palmitoleates)

  1. Any salt or ester of palmitoleic acid.
    • 2015 July 6, “Blood Cell Palmitoleate-Palmitate Ratio Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      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.
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