Phosphatidylethanolamines
Synonyms
Cephalins
Ethanolamine Phosphoglycerides
Ethanolamineglycerophospholipids
Phosphoglycerides, Ethanolamine
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.