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Abstract
A complex mixture of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; GLYCOLIPIDS; and TRIGLYCERIDES; with substantial amounts of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; and PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS, which are sometimes loosely termed as 1,2-diacyl-3-phosphocholines. Lecithin is a component of the CELL MEMBRANE and commercially extracted from SOYBEANS and EGG YOLK. The emulsifying and surfactant properties are useful in FOOD ADDITIVES and for forming organogels (GELS).
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- Lecithin
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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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2008, 1963-1976; use PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES 1977-2007
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- Phosphatidylcholines (1977-2007)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lecithins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054709. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054709
- Lecithins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin
- Lecithins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241595