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palmitoleate

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palmitoleate /pal·mi·to·le·ate/ (pal″mĭ-to´le-āt) a salt (soap), ester, or anionic form of palmitoleic acid.


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First lipid hormone An omega-7 fatty acid called palmitoleate works like a hormone.
It is formed by the cetylation of bovine tallow oil, and contains the specific fatty acid esters cetyl oleate, cetyl palmitoleate, cetyl palmitate, cetyl myristate and cetyl myristoleate.
Palmitoleate is made by fat and liver cells, the team discovered.
 
 
 
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