palmitoleate
English edit
Etymology edit
palmitoleic + -ate
Noun edit
palmitoleate (plural palmitoleates)
- A 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], :
- 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.