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Phosphatidylethanolamines MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Derivatives of phosphatidic acids in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to an ethanolamine moiety. Complete hydrolysis yields 1 mole of glycerol, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine and 2 moles of fatty acids.
Entry Term(s)
Cephalin
Cephalins
Ethanolamine Phosphoglyceride
Ethanolamine Phosphoglycerides
Ethanolamineglycerophospholipids
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QU 93
Public MeSH Note
77; was PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE see under CEPHALINS 1963-76; CEPHALINS was heading 1963-76
Online Note
use PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES to search PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE & CEPHALINS 1966-76
History Note
77; was PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE see under CEPHALINS 1963-76; CEPHALINS was heading 1963-76
Derivatives of phosphatidic acids in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to an ethanolamine moiety. Complete hydrolysis yields 1 mole of glycerol, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine and 2 moles of fatty acids.