a type of ester that is made up of only one ester group
monoester in American English
(ˌmɑnouˈestər)
noun
Chemistry
a single esterified polybasic acid
Word origin
[1925–30; mono- + ester]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, gimmick, hot spot, reflex camera, turnaroundmono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monobuoy, monocoque, monogyny, monotype, monounsaturated
Examples of 'monoester' in a sentence
monoester
The tentatively identified phenolic compounds were phenolic acids, flavonoids, lignans, and a phenolic monoester.
Hock Eng Khoo, Hock Eng Khoo, Azrina Azlan, Azrina Azlan, Noor Atiqah Aizan Abd Kadir 2019, 'Fatty Acid Profile, Phytochemicals, and Other Substances in Canarium odontophyllumFat Extracted Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide', Frontiers in Chemistryhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00005/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Although these lipases acylated three positions of lactulose, they mainly synthesize a monoester presenting regioselectivity.
Luis F. Chávez-Flores, Hiram Isaac Beltran, Daniel Arrieta-Baez, Dolores Reyes-Duarte 2017, 'Regioselective Synthesis of Lactulose Esters by Candida antarctica and Thermomyceslanuginosus Lipases', Catalystshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/9/263. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The investigated phthalate monoester also influenced cytokine secretion from monocytes/macrophages similar to that of the diesters.
Juliana Frohnert Hansen, Claus Henrik Nielsen, Marianne Møller Brorson, Hanne Frederiksen,Marie-Louise Hartoft-Nielsen, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Klaus Bendtzen, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen 2015, 'Influence of Phthalates on in vitro Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0131168. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The obtained products were fully deprotected under standard deprotection conditions giving dimers with a 5''-phosphate monoester function.
Marcin K. Chmielewski, Wojciech T. Markiewicz 2013, 'Novel Method of Synthesis of 5''-Phosphate 2'-O-ribosyl-ribonucleosides and Their3'-Phosphoramidites', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/12/14780. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lower monoester content in the final product was obtained when using a commercial sucroester emulsifier.
Alvaro Orjuela, Maria fernanda Gutierrez, Andrea Suaza, Jose Luis Rivera 2018, 'Production of sucroesters using solvent-free reactive systems containing emulsifiers',Ingeniería e Investigaciónhttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/61432. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results reinforce previous findings of monoester and polyphosphate lability and the relative recalcitrance of a model phosphonate: 2-aminoethylphosphonate.
Angelicque E. White, Katie eWatkins-Brandt, Morgan eEngle, Brian eBurkhardt, AdinaePaytan 2012, 'Characterization of the rate and temperature sensitivities of bacterial remineralizationof dissolved organic phosphorus by natural populations', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00276/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)