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glycerol
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glyc·er·ol
/ ˈglisəˌrôl; -ˌräl/
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a colorless, sweet, viscous liquid, CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH2(OH), formed as a by-product in soap manufacture. It is used as an emollient and laxative, and for making explosives and antifreeze.
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Glycerol useful in broiler feeds.(Bottom Line)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 7/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...A byproduct of biodiesel production is glycerin or glycerol. Native fats and oils consist of a triglyceride composed of one molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids attached to the glycerol in ester linkages. In the production of biodiesel...
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Glycerol.(Cosmeceutical Critique)
Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...usually referred to in the literature as glycerol) is a strong, nonvolatile trihydroxylated...of natural moisturizing factor, and glycerol is one of the more successful. Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered glycerol in 1779, and since that time it has...
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Glycerol Esters from the Reaction of Glycerol with Dicarboxylic Acid Esters
Magazine article from: Journal of Surfactants and Detergents; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and di-esterified glycerols were synthesized by the base catalyzed reaction of glycerol with aliphatic dicarboxylic...ester, dimethyl ester, glycerol, monoglycerol ester...and vinyl ester) with glycerol have been studied extensively...
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Glycerol: Better than water?
Magazine article from: Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...body fluids by ingesting plenty of . . . glycerol? Yep, this substance may be the newest...water? Besides, water's free. Unless glycerol, also known as glycerin, is better...on it? Let's examine the evidence. Glycerol can be converted to glucose and is therefore...
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Crude glycerol potential described: while glycerol can be an attractive alternative energy source for animal feed, it has its own limitations in terms of lower energy content than oils and fats, impurities and possible effects on the metabolic activity of the animals.(Nutrition & Health)(Report)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 10/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...currently a lot of focus on the use of crude glycerol as a source of carbohydrate in animal...understand the pros and cons of feeding crude glycerol. A few of the questions are: What is the effect of glycerol on animal metabolism and overall animal...
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Feeding Glycerol to Transition Dairy Cows: Effects on Blood Metabolites and Lactation Performance
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Glycerol can alleviate the symptoms of ketosis...delivered as an oral drench. The addition of glycerol to the diet would eliminate the need...design to evaluate the effects of feeding glycerol from 14 d prepartum to 21 d in milk...
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1,2-Isopropylidene Glycerol Carbonate: Preparation, Characterization, and Hydrolysis
Magazine article from: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Utilization of excess glycerol supplies derived from the burgeoning biodiesel industry...and oleochemical industries are closely linked to glycerol prices. Carbonates based on glycerol, such as glycerol carbonate, are gaining prominence...
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Feeding value of glycerol as a replacement for corn grain in rations fed to lactating dairy cows
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...availability and promote favorable pricing for glycerol, a primary co-product material. The...was to determine the feeding value of glycerol as a replacement for corn in diets fed...containing 0, 5, 10, or 15% refined glycerol for 56 d. Cows were milked twice daily...
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The goods on glycerol
Magazine article from: Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...COULD HELP YOU TRAIN LONGER AND HARDER Glycerol - you've seen it listed as an ingredient...carbohydrate intake? Also known as glycerin, glycerol is a sweet, syrupy, colorless liquid...and palatability, and as a sweetener. Glycerol forms the backbone of the triglyceride...
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Determination of Glycerol in Wines Using ^sup 31^P-NMR Spectroscopy
Magazine article from: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...spectroscopy was employed to detect and quantify glycerol in red wines from various regions of...derivatization of the hydroxyl groups of glycerol with 2-chloro-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl...P chemical shifts. Quantification of glycerol in wines was accomplished by integration...
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Glycerol
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Glycerol Glycerol is the common name of the organic compound whose chemical structure...hydrogen atom (C – H) and a hydroxyl group ( – OH). Glycerol is a trihydric alcohol because it contains three hydroxyl or alcohol...
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glycerol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
glycerol glycerin, glycerine, or 1,2,3...odorless, sweet-tasting, syrupy liquid. Glycerol is a trihydric alcohol . It melts at 17...valuable as a moistener in cosmetics. Glycerol is present in the form of its esters...
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Fat
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Fat A fat is a solid triester of glycerol. It is formed when a molecule of glycerol, an alcohol with three hydroxyl groups, reacts...tripalmitate, for example, is formed when a molecule of glycerol reacts with three molecules of palmitic acid...
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Lipids
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...hydrophobic, and thus repel water. Glycerol, a three-carbon compound with an alcohol...forms esters with fatty acids. When glycerol and a fatty acid molecule are combined...is called an "acyl" group, and the glycerol portion is referred to as a "glyceride...
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Phospholipids
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...nonpolar fatty acid tails, connected via a glycerol linkage. This combination of polar and...phospholipids, phosphoglycerides, is based on glycerol, a three-carbon alcohol with the formula...to the first and second carbons of the glycerol molecule, denoted as the sn1 and sn2...
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