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  • noun organic chemistry Any salt or ester of octanoic acid

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  • In order to test the presence of a presumed ester bond between octanoate and GAM-proghrelin, identical volumes of either 2 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, or 2 M NH

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Akihiko Ozawa et al. 2009

  • Boiling prior to inclusion in the assay also totally eliminated the ability of the HEL microsomal fraction to transfer octanoate

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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