non-esterified fatty acid

See also: nonesterified fatty acid

English

Alternative forms

• nonesterified fatty acid

Noun

non-esterified fatty acid (plural non-esterified fatty acids) (abbreviated as NEFA)

1. (biochemistry) Any fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis

Synonyms

• free fatty acid

Translations

non-esterified fatty acid

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 遊離脂肪酸／游离脂肪酸 (jau⁴ lei⁴ zi¹ fong¹ syun¹)

  Mandarin: 遊離脂肪酸／游离脂肪酸 (yóulí zhīfángsuān)

• French: acide gras non estérifié
• German: freie Fettsäure f
• Greek: μη εστεροποιημένο λιπαρό οξύ (mi esteropoiiméno liparó oxý)
• Japanese: 遊離脂肪酸 (ゆうりしぼうさん, yūri shibōsan)
• Korean: 유리 지방산(遊離脂肪酸) (yuri jibangsan)