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Preferred Name

Dietary Phospholipid

Synonyms

Dietary Phospholipid

Definitions

Any substance found in the diet, comprising a glycerol backbone covalently bound to fatty acids in 2 positions, and to a phosphate group in the third position. Dietary phospholipids also include molecules derived physiologically from this basic structure. Fatty acid components of dietary phospholipids can be any of a broad variety found in nature.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68340

ALT_DEFINITION

A chemically heterogeneous group of lipid molecules found in food containing one glycerol molecule that is esterified with two fatty acids and either inositol, choline, serine or ethanolamine. (Shils, et al.).

code

C68340

Contributing_Source

CRCH

DEFINITION

Any substance found in the diet, comprising a glycerol backbone covalently bound to fatty acids in 2 positions, and to a phosphate group in the third position. Dietary phospholipids also include molecules derived physiologically from this basic structure. Fatty acid components of dietary phospholipids can be any of a broad variety found in nature.

FULL_SYN

Dietary Phospholipid

INFOODS

PHOLIP

label

Dietary Phospholipid

Legacy Concept Name

Dietary_Phospholipid

Preferred_Name

Dietary Phospholipid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C68340

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C2348279

Unit

g

USDA_ID

603

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2317

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