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.;
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.