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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. polyols
  3. sugar alcohols
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sugars
  3. sugar alcohols
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. sugars
  3. sugar alcohols
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sugars
  3. sugar phosphates
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. sugars
  3. sugar phosphates
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. lipids
  3. phospholipids
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. lipids
  3. phospholipids
  4. glycerophosphates
  5. phosphatidic acids
  6. glycerophospholipids

Preferred term

glycerophospholipids

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Derivatives of phosphatidic acid in which the hydrophobic regions are composed of two fatty acids and a polar alcohol is joined to the C-3 position of glycerol through a phosphodiester bond. They are named according to their polar head groups, such as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • phosphoglycerides

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/342515

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