isocaproaldehyde

noun

Any isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol.

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Meanings

nounisocaproaldehyde (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAny isomer of caproaldehyde, but especially 2-methylpentanal which is produced by the enzymatic cleavage of cholesterol.

    Incubation of bovine preparation 3 with 4,5-³H-isocaproaldehyde led to the formation of isohexyl alcohol and of isocaproic acid, while a similar incubation of the human preparation led primarily to the formation of isohexyl alcohol (Table VI).

    1971, Gregory Pincus, Recent Progress in Hormone Research, page 314

Origin

From iso- + caproaldehyde.

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