
Synonym for palmitic acid ... <biochemistry> One of the most widely distributed of fatty acids. ... The palmitoyl residue is one of the common acyl residues of membrane phospholipids. It is also found as a thioester attached to cystein residues on some membrane proteins. The proteins so modified are often transmembrane proteins and the modifi...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hek′să-dek′ă-nō′ik as′id Synonyms: palmitic acid
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