nervonate
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nervonate
- numerical symbol: 24:1 (15); the trivial name for (Z)-tetracos-15-enoate, CH3−[CH2]7−CH=CH−[CH2]13−COO− (cis isomer), the anion derived from nervonic acid, (Z)-tetracos-15-enoic acid a monounsaturated straight-chain higher fatty acid.
- any mixture of free nervonic acid and its anion.
- any salt or ester of nervonic acid. See also nervonoyl.
| nervon, nerve growth factor receptor, nerve growth factor | |
| nervonoyl, nervous, nervous system |
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