parinaric acid
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parinaric acid
any octadeca-9,11,13,15-tetraenoic acid; two isomers are found in Parinarium laurinum, namely the (9Z,11E,13E,15Z)-isomer (α- or cis-parinaric acid) and the (9E,11E,13E,15Z)-isomer (β- or trans-parinaric acid). Both are useful as probes in membrane studies, trans-parinaric acid especially, as it partitions preferentially into the less fluid regions of membrane lipids with increased quantum yield. They inhibit neutrophil elastase.
| parietal, parenteral, parent | |
| parkin, paromomycin, parotid gland |
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