rumenic acid

noun

A conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.

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bovinic acid
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Meanings

nounrumenic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.

    Synonyms: bovinic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.

Similar
bovinic acid

Origin

Name proposed by Kramer et al in 1998.

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