Meanings
nounlinolenate (plural linolenates)
plural linolenates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of linolenic acid
Methyl gamma linolenate was isolated from the Spirulina platensis by flash chromatography system and the percentage yield is found to be 71 %.
2015 August 4, Jubie S., Dhanabal S. P., Chaitanya M. V. N. L., “Isolation of methyl gamma linolenate from spirulina platensis using flash chromatography and its apoptosis inducing effect”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI
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