monopalmitinn.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈpalmᵻtɪn/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈpɑ(l)mədən/ Biochemistry.
Each of two isomeric glycerides, C19H38O4, of palmitic acid that contain one palmitic acid radical.
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1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 278 Monopalmitin..Dipalmitin..Tripalmitin.
1953 I. Heilbron & H. M. Bunbury Dict. Org. Compounds (rev. ed.) III. 533/2 α-Monopalmitin (Glycerol 1-palmitate)... β-Monopalmitin (Glycerol 2-palmitate).
1975 European Jrnl. Biochem. 58 511 Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of samples, extracted from brown adipose tissue.., lead to the identification of the two major components as 1-monoglycerides: 1-monopalmitin and 1-monoolein.
1997 Jrnl. Pediatric Gastroenterol. 25 167 All 2-monoglycerides are well absorbed, including 2-monopalmitin, thus providing one reason for the efficient absorption of palmitic acid in breast-fed infants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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