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National Drug File - Reference Terminology
Last uploaded:
July 6, 2018
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000178577
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000178577
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| Preferred Name | Lecithins [Chemical/Ingredient] |
| Synonyms |
Lecithin
Lecithins
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| altLabel |
Lecithin
Lecithins
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| prefLabel | Lecithins [Chemical/Ingredient]
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| MESH DEFINITION | A complex mixture of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; GLYCOLIPIDS; and TRIGLYCERIDES; with substantial amounts of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; and PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS, which are sometimes loosely termed as 1,2-diacyl-3-phosphocholines. Lecithin is a component of the CELL MEMBRANE and commercially extracted from SOYBEANS and EGG YOLK. The emulsifying and surfactant properties are useful in FOOD ADDITIVES and for forming organogels (GELS).
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| MESH DUI | D054709
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| MESH UI | M0507090
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| MeSH name | Lecithins
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| tui |
T109
T123
T121
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| notation | N0000178577
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| NUI | N0000178577
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| cui | C0031617
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| NDFRT kind | INGREDIENT_KIND
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