0 a chemical compound produced by a reaction between an acid and an alcohol, in which the hydrogen of the acid has been replaced by an alkyl group of atoms :
1 any of several substances produced by a reaction between an acid and an alcohol
The soy compound, a sterol ester, is a plant-based compound used in margarines.
Cooking oil can be broken down into glycerine and methyl esters, the chemical name for biodiesel, which can fuel a diesel engine.
Lanolin is a mixture of esters of cholesterol with stearic, palmitic, and oleic acids.
These esters of the fatty acids give the characteristic savor to many of our favorite fruits, candies and beverages.
The tissue was dried by grinding with anhydrous sodium sulfate and extracted with several volumes of hexane to remove carotenoids, retinols, and retinyl esters.
Lipid hydrolysis was also detected by measuring lipase activity with glycerol ester as substrate.
Using a photo fragmentation process that breaks an ester bond we demonstrate the system's ability to produce simple lipids (carboxyl acid).
