Definition of Malonate

1. a. A salt of malonic acid.

Definition of Malonate

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid ¹

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Definition of Malonate

1. a salt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Malonate

1. The ion from malonic acid, HOOC.CH2COOH. Malonate is a competitive inhibitor for succinate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle. Malonyl SCoA is an important precursor for fatty acid synthesis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malonate

malocclusion
malocclusions
malodor
malodorous
malodorously
malodorousness
malodors
malodour
malodourous
malodours
maloik
malolactic
malolactic fermentation
malonaldehyde
malonamidase
malonate (current term)
malonate semialdehyde
malonate semialdehyde decarboxylase
malonates
malondialdehyde
malonic
malonic acid
malononitrile
malonyl
malonyl-CoA
malonyl-CoA-D-tryptophan N-malonyltransferase
malonyl-CoA-acetyl CoA-acyl carrier protein S-acyltransferase
malonyl-CoA-anthranilic acid N-malonyltransferase
malonyl-CoA-isoflavone-7-O-glucoside-6''-O-malonyltransferase
malonylcoenzyme A

Literary usage of Malonate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"malonate and acetoacetate react smoothly at room temperature with ... malonate attacked the complexes to give 2,6- disubstituted bicyclo[3.3.0]octane rings. ..."

2. Experimental Organic Chemistry by Augustus Price West (1920)
"Thus, malonic acid is obtained from monochlor acetic acid by a series of reactions in which calcium malonate is separated as an intermediate product. ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1896)
"Uranyl malonate was prepared by bringing together hot concentrated solutions of malonic acid and uranyl nitrate. It separates in a few moments as a bright ..."

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