Definition of "octanoyl" [octanoyl]

• The univalent radical derived from octanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; capryloyl (noun)

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• "However, preincubation of the enzyme substrate-reaction with zinc prior to addition of octanoyl CoA did not result in any loss of zinc stimulation or of EDTA inhibition during the actual acyl transfer reaction."
• "After the preincubation, [14C] octanoyl CoA was added to begin the acylation reaction."
• "Figure S2, while NMT was able to use octanoyl CoA to octanoylate GAM-ghrelin, no stimulation by zinc occurred."