Monopalmitate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any compound that has a single palmitate group

    "As a fermentation trigger, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (Tween 40) is widely used to enhance l -glutamate overproduction in C. glutamicum because it can decrease ODHC activity by downregulation of dtsR1 expression [ 16 ]."

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"As a fermentation trigger, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate (Tween 40) is widely used to enhance l -glutamate overproduction in C. glutamicum because it can decrease ODHC activity by downregulation of dtsR1 expression [ 16 ]."

Etymology

From mono- + palmitate.

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