farnesyl

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Etymology

From farnesol +‎ -yl. Thus ultimately from Farnese via Vachellia farnesiana (sweet acacia tree) and its namesake Odoardo Cardinal Farnese.

Noun

farnesyl (plural farnesyls)

  1. (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.

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