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Etymology edit

fluoro- +‎ benzoate

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fluorobenzoate (plural fluorobenzoates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of a benzoate
    • 2015, Valentina Tremaroli et al., “Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Induce Long-Term Changes on the Human Gut Microbiome Contributing to Fat Mass Regulation”, in Cell Metabolism[1], volume 22, →DOI:
      Several pathways (e.g., two-component systems, fluorobenzoate degradation, and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism) and KOs (e.g., nifA, pgtCAP, ato, and deg genes) enriched in RYGB or VBG compared to OBS were also enriched in comparison to Ob microbiomes ( Table S5 ).

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