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ester
  1. (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Geranylgeraniol is distributed as a pyrophosphate ester in the envelope and thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts.”
      “The addition of this ester is recommended for consistently effective control.”
      “The polymerization of an ester can produce a polyester, an artificial fiber that is used as a cotton substitute.”
esterification
  1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester
  2. Examples:
    1. “Importantly, enzymatic degradation of cellular phosphatidylcholine does not affect cellular cholesterol esterification.”
      “The dimerization equilibrium constant increases with the extent of esterification.”
      “The bio-diesel is produced by converting the vegetable oils into methyl esters, by subjecting them to esterification and trans-esterification.”
esterase
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester
  2. Examples:
    1. “For the first time, we observe that the acyl binding site of cholesterol esterase shows stereospecificity for diastereomeric inhibitors.”
      “Cholesterol esterase was omitted from the assay to exclude intracellular cholesterol esters.”
      “Trichlorfon use is broadly based on its action as an inhibitor of acetylcholine esterase.”
estergum
  1. The glycerol ester of rosin.
esterifications
  1. plural of esterification
estergums
  1. plural of estergum
esterases
  1. plural of esterase
esters
  1. plural of ester
  2. Examples:
    1. “Iontophoresis of the methyl, ethyl, butyl and hexyl esters of ALA induced significantly enhanced delivery compared with that of ALA itself.”
      “Fatty acids form esters with alcohols, and the common esters are glycerides, because the alcohol involved is glycerol.”
      “Besides, they possess good storage stability, can be dissolved in low M.W ketones and esters.”
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