palmitoyln.
/ˈpalmɪtəʊɪl/, /pɑːˈmɪtəʊɪl/, U.S. /pɑ(l)ˈmɪdoʊˌɪl/ Chemistry.
The acyl radical CH3(CH2)14(O)C—, derived from palmitic acid.
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1939 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 61 1019/1 Lauroyl, myristoyl, palmitoyl and stearoyl chlorides react smoothly at the boiling point of ether to give the corresponding diesters of the unsaturated diols in substantial yields.
1951 H. J. Deuel Lipids I. ii. 144 Many acid chlorides, including lauroyl, myristoyl, palmitoyl, and stearoyl chlorides.., have been satisfactorily prepared by the use of PCl5.
1997 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1345 338 Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry..showed the presence of low but measurable amounts of anandamide, palmitoyl- and stearoyl-ethanolamides.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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