nonanoyln.
/ˈnɒnəˌnəʊɪl/, /ˈnəʊnəˌnəʊɪl/, /ˈnɒnəˌnəʊʌɪl/, /ˈnəʊnəˌnəʊʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈnoʊˌɪl/, /ˌnoʊnəˈnoʊˌɪl/ Chemistry.
The acyl radical —C(O)(CH2)7CH3 derived from nonanoic acid. Usually attributive.
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1936 Chem. Abstr. 30 8176 The following compds. were prepd.:..l-5-methylnonanoyl chloride.]
1938 J. Grant Hackh's Chem. Dict. (ed. 2) 582/2 Nonanoyl, pelargonyl.
1980 Jrnl. Biochem. (Tokyo) 88 1481 Stearoyl-CoA and nonanoyl-CoA..were incubated with the enzyme.
1999 Free Radical Biol. & Med. 26 1538 We obtained particularly good results with the nonanoyl derivative which showed a level of activity comparable to that of phenols despite lacking a phenolic function.
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