Preferred Label : Plasmalogen;
NCIt definition : An ether lipid in which glycerol is covalently bound to a polar phospholipid head
group like choline or ethanolamine, a typical ester-linked fatty acid, and an ether-linked
fatty acid, which is usually a vinyl alcohol. Plasmalogens occur in nervous tissues,
testes and kidneys at significant levels in vertebrates.;
Alternative definition : CRCH: A glycerophospholipid with an enol ether double bond in the sn-1 position of
its glycerol backbone.;
Origin ID : C68419;
UMLS CUI : C0032133;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
