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eleostearic (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Relating to an eleostearic acid or its derivatives
    • 2015 November 19, “Molecular Characterization of the Elaeis guineensis Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase DGAT1-1 by Heterologous Expression in Yarrowia lipolytica”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Enzymes from the DGAT2 family are major actors in various plants accumulating unusual fatty acids (FAs), such as eleostearic acid in Tung tree (Vernicia fordii) [11 ] or ricinoleic acid in Castor bean (Ricinus communis) [21 ].