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Farnesol vs Farnesyl - What's the difference?

farnesol | farnesyl | Related terms |

Farnesyl is a related term of farnesol.


As nouns the difference between farnesol and farnesyl

is that farnesol is (organic compound) a sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol while farnesyl is (biochemistry) the univalent radical derived from farnesol.

farnesol

English

Noun

(wikipedia farnesol)
  • (organic compound) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol

    • Related terms

    *farnesoid *farnesyl

    farnesyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol

    • Related terms

    *farnesene *farnesoid

    Derived terms

    *farnesyl pyrophosphate, farnesylpyrophosphate *farnesyltransferase