Organic Chemical
phosphatidic acid
Definitions related to phosphatidic acid:
  • 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.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Simplest form of dietary phospholipid consisting of glycerol bound to two fatty acids and a phosphate group.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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