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Preferred Name

Phosphatidic Acid

Synonyms

Glycerophosphoric Acid

Phosphatidic Acid

Definitions

A glycerol backbone covalently bound to a phosphate group in one position, and fatty acids in the 2nd and 3rd positions. Phosphatidic acids thus have a polar head and apolar tails, and occur in cell membranes throughout nature.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C68415

ALT_DEFINITION

Simplest form of dietary phospholipid consisting of glycerol bound to two fatty acids and a phosphate group.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:16337

code

C68415

Contributing_Source

CRCH

DEFINITION

A glycerol backbone covalently bound to a phosphate group in one position, and fatty acids in the 2nd and 3rd positions. Phosphatidic acids thus have a polar head and apolar tails, and occur in cell membranes throughout nature.

FULL_SYN

Glycerophosphoric Acid

Phosphatidic Acid

label

Phosphatidic Acid

Legacy Concept Name

Phosphatidic_Acid

Preferred_Name

Phosphatidic Acid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C68415

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0031610

subClassOf

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

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