Chemicals and Drugs

Glycerophospholipids

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.

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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.

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  • Glycerophospholipid
  • Phosphoglyceride
  • Phosphoglycerides

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

1999; for PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES use GLYCEROPHOSPHATES 1977-1998

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  • Phosphatidic Acids (1977-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycerophospholipids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020404. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020404
  2. Glycerophospholipids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerophospholipid
  3. Glycerophospholipids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420004