Definition of palmitate in English:
palmitate
noun ˈpalmɪteɪtˈpɑ(l)məˌteɪt
Chemistry A salt or ester of palmitic acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Retinyl palmitate requires enzymatic conversion of retinol to retinoic acid, making the availability limited.
- Also, make sure that your breakfast cereal has no more than 750 IU of retinol from vitamin A palmitate.
- A common example is beeswax that is composed primarily of myricyl palmitate, formed by the reaction of palmitic acid with an alcohol.
- The main substrates are myristate and palmitate, which are produced by a fatty acid synthetase.
- The RE values shown in the following figures are defined as the sums of RE peaks 5, 6 and 7, corresponding to retinyl linoleate, retinyl oleate and palmitate and retinyl stearate.
Definition of palmitate in US English:
palmitate
nounˈpɑ(l)məˌteɪtˈpä(l)məˌtāt
Chemistry A salt or ester of palmitic acid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Retinyl palmitate requires enzymatic conversion of retinol to retinoic acid, making the availability limited.
- The RE values shown in the following figures are defined as the sums of RE peaks 5, 6 and 7, corresponding to retinyl linoleate, retinyl oleate and palmitate and retinyl stearate.
- The main substrates are myristate and palmitate, which are produced by a fatty acid synthetase.
- A common example is beeswax that is composed primarily of myricyl palmitate, formed by the reaction of palmitic acid with an alcohol.
- Also, make sure that your breakfast cereal has no more than 750 IU of retinol from vitamin A palmitate.