Preferred Label : cephalins;
Obsolete resource : true;
Detailed label : cephalins (kephalins);
IUPAC definition : compounds derived from glycerol in which a primary and the secondary hydroxy groups
are esterified with long-chain fatty acids, and the remaining primary one with the
mono(2-aminoethyl) ester of phosphoric acid, or with the monoserine ester of phosphoric
acid. the term is not recommended. these compounds are preferably designated as (3-phosphatidyl)ethanolamines
and (3-phosphatidyl)serines respectively.;
Origin ID : C00938;
UMLS CUI : C1450468;
See also
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
compounds derived from glycerol in which a primary and the secondary hydroxy groups
are esterified with long-chain fatty acids, and the remaining primary one with the
mono(2-aminoethyl) ester of phosphoric acid, or with the monoserine ester of phosphoric
acid. the term is not recommended. these compounds are preferably designated as (3-phosphatidyl)ethanolamines
and (3-phosphatidyl)serines respectively.
