Meaning of apic acid | Babel Free

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An esterified 14C-labeled fatty acid found in bee venom.

Examples

“He cocked his eye slightly: "She has rheumatism. Apic acid, they say⟳, is the best cure." "Better make⟳ sure first," murmured Dinny, "that they'll sting⟳ her. You can't get⟳ bees to sting⟳ people they like⟳." "You can always sit⟳ on them," murmured Fleur.”

“Bee venom, a good example of the complexity of an arthropod toxin, contains lipids, peptides, apamin, melittin, apic acid, sugars, free bases, amino acids, other proteins and enzymes, and a number⟳ of unidentified components [12].”

“In addition, anise contains about 18% fat, the fatty acid composition being apic acid (60%), oleic acid (22%), linoleic acid (14%), ...”

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