esters
- plural of ester.
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The menthyl esters showed exceptional anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity activities during preclinical studies and can be developed as therapeutic compounds with further research.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Driven by the discovery of LXR-SCD1 intracellular machinery, Prof. Arimura and his team hypothesized the menthyl esters to possess anti-obesity properties.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
"There are five fruit esters, or aroma compounds, which are very typical for Heineken, and we know which ones to bring back," says Mr van Waesberghe.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
Organophosphate esters, or OPEs, gradually took their place.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
Open-chain monohydric alcohols, higher members of the ethyl alcohol series, such as cetyl, C16H33OH, carnaubyl, C24H49OH, ceryl, C26H53OH, and melissyl, C30H61OH, are found in the esters which constitute the major proportion of the common waxes.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
