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Is it related toLauric acid?Badagnani (talk)03:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is anester derivative of lauric acid. --Ed (Edgar181)15:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am removing the sentence (and references)

Monolaurin has been found to be capable of killing or damaging various lipid-coated viruses, bacteria, and protozoa:herpes,chlamydia,cytomegalovirus,influenza,HIV,helicobacter pylori, andgiardia lamblia.^[1][2]

Of critical importance in understanding the claim is whether the glyceryl monolaurate accomplished the "killing or damaging"in vitro orin vivo. Hemat does not say whether the effects were measuredin vitro orin vivo and does not give any references for what seem to be a plethora of papers, but does clearly articulate the mechanism for the "killing or damaging"—a mechanism which would be lethal to any human or animal if the effects werein vivo. Kabara needs a page reference.

At 11 September 2023‎ userZefr removed about 3/4 article and research sources pointingexaggerated conjecture from primary lab research and claimingthere are no therapeutic uses as reasons.

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