malondialdehyde

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nounmalondialdehyde (countable and uncountable, plural malondialdehydes)

countableuncountablechemistryThe dialdehyde propane-1,3-dial, normally existing in the tautomeric enol form.
Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Synonyms: MDA

nounThe dialdehyde propane-1,3-dial, normally existing in the tautomeric enol form.

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