Plasmalogen
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /plæzˈmæl.ə.d͡ʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plasmalogen is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).
Word Forms
- plasmalogens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plasmal, glycerolphospholipid, etherphospholipid, phosphonolipid, phospholipid, glycerophospholipid.
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