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Phospholipids are fat derivatives in which one fatty acid has been replaced by a phosphate group and one of several nitrogen-containing molecules.
Example: Phosphatidyl ethanolamine (also known as cephalin) ...
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Phospholipids are a class of lipids formed from four components: fatty acids, a negatively-charged phosphate group, nitrogen containing alcohol and a backbone.
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Phospholipid
Two schematic representations of a phospholipid.
Phospholipids are formed from four components: fatty acids, a negatively charged phosphate group, an alcohol and a backbone.
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Phospholipids have a structure like a triglyceride (see diagram above), but contain a phosphate group in place of the third fatty acid. The phosphate group is polar and therefore capable of interacting with water molecules.
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Phospholipids and glycolipids are important structural components of cell membranes. Phospholipids are modified so that a phosphate group (PO4-) replaces one of the three fatty acids normally found on a lipid.
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phospholipids
(fos-fo-lip-ids)
Molecules that constitute the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
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phospholipid - the major category of lipid molecules used to construct biological membranes. Generally composed of two fatty acids linked through glycerol phosphate to one of a variety of polar groups.
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phospholipid A type of lipid molecule occurring in a bilayer in biological membranes; a lipid with two fatty acids and a phosphate group attached to glycerol.
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Phospholipid. A class of lipid molecules in which a phos- phate group is linked to glycerol and two fatty acyl groups. A chief component of biological membranes. (See Inositol phospholipid.) ...
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A membrane-anchored phospholipid that transduces hormonal signals by stimulating the release of any of several chemical messengers. (See Phospholipid.) Insertion mutations.
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phospholipid A lipid containing one or more phosphate groups. phosphorolysis Cleavage of a compound with phosphate as the attacking group: analogous to hydrolysis.
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Superoxide initiates oxidative damage to phospholipids, proteins and nucleic acids. This damage may be a major cause of degenerative disease and aging.
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PLCβ hydrolyzes phosphoinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), a phospholipid found in the cell membrane, into soluble inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylgycerol (DAG), which stays in the cell membrane.
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HIV is an enveloped RNA virus: As HIV buds out of the host cell during replication, it acquires a phospholipid envelope. Protruding from the envelope are peg-like structures that the viral RNA encodes.
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lipid
One of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water.
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Belong to the class Bryophyta and are found in damp and wet conditions.
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plasma membrane: also called a cell membrane; a membrane composed of lipids, proteins, and phospholipids.
plasmid: small circular DNA molecules often used as vectors to transform specific genes into cells.
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A long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acid found in natural fats and oils; also a component of membrane phospholipids and glycolipids.
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This paper pioneered a new development in treating metal poisonings. It led to accepted methods of treating ingestion of radioactive elements and to novel experimental methods for targeting the delivery of drugs within liposomes and phospholipid ...
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Plasma membrane - outer membrane of cells composed of proteins and a phospholipid bi-layer that controls cellular traffic ...
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