Mesh term Glycerophospholipids
Browse to parent terms:Phosphatidic Acids
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Glycerylphosphorylcholine
Phosphatidylcholines
Phosphatidylethanolamines
Phosphatidylglycerols
Phosphatidylinositols
Phosphatidylserines
Phospholipid Ethers
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