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dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /daɪˌpælmɪtɔɪlˌfɒsfəˌtaɪdɪlˌɛθəˈnoʊləˌmiːn/

Etymology

From dipalmitoyl + phosphatidylethanolamine

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A saturated phospholipid with two palmitic acid tails and an ethanolamine head group, widely used to model cell membranes and formulate lipid-based drug delivery vehicles.

Forms

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Relateds

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine · dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine · dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine