Definition of Glycerophosphocholine

1. Noun. (organic compound) The choline ester of glycerophosphoric acid ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Its fatty acid derivatives, the phosphatidylcholines (lecithin) ¹

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Medical Definition of Glycerophosphocholine

1. HOCH2-CHOH-CH2-OP(O2H)&mdas h;OCH2CH2-[N(CH3)3]+;a component of phosphatidylcholines (lecithins), in which the two OH's of glycerophosphocholine are esterified with fatty acids. Synonym: glycerophosphorylcholine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycerophosphocholine

glycerole
glycerolipid
glycerolipids
glycerolise
glycerolize
glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase
glycerolphospholipid
glycerolphospholipids
glycerols
glycerolysis
glycerone
glycerophosphate
glycerophosphate permease
glycerophosphate shuttle
glycerophosphates
glycerophosphocholine
glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase
glycerophosphocholines
glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase
glycerophosphoethanolamine
glycerophosphoethanolamines
glycerophosphoglucose
glycerophosphoglycerol
glycerophosphoinositol
glycerophospholipid
glycerophospholipids
glycerophosphoric
glycerophosphoric acid
glycerophosphorylcholine
glycerophosphorylcholine synthetase

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