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squalene
[ skwey-leen ]
noun
- an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
squalene
/ 藞蝉办飞别瑟藢濒颈藧苍 /
noun
- biochem a terpene first found in the liver of sharks but also present in the livers of most higher animals: an important precursor of cholesterol
squalene
- A colorless, unsaturated hydrocarbon found especially in the liver oil of sharks and in human sebum. It is an intermediate compound in the body's synthesis of cholesterol. Chemical formula: C 30 H 50 .
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of squalene1
Example Sentences
鈥淢any beauty products contain squalene,鈥 Schiller says, 鈥渨hich usually, but not necessarily, derives from sharks. So it鈥檚 good to look for products that use plant-based alternatives instead.鈥
Livers make up about a third of sharks鈥 body weight and are rich in a nutritious oil called squalene, making them highly appealing to orcas, Watson says.
Exfoliating enzymes, epidermal growth factor, stem cells, and squalene oil.
Self-sufficient amalgam of oil and water and squalene and ceramides that it is, the skin can鈥檛 help but glow.
The study, however, found that several metabolites proven to be vital to human health were found either exclusively or in greater amounts of beef, including creatine, spermine, anserine, cysteamine, glucosamine, squalene, and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, researchers said.
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