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PHOSPHOLIPID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phospholipid" is a kind of...):

lipid; lipide; lipoid (an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phospholipid"):

lecithin (a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier)

Holonyms ("phospholipid" is a substance of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

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 Context examples: 

Various types of calcium-dependent or -independent Phospholipases A2 hydrolyze phospholipids.

(Phospholipase A2 Enzyme Family, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the metabolism of phospholipids.

(Phospholipase A2, Membrane Associated, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the primary membrane phospholipids is phosphatidylcholine, in which the polar head group is composed of phosphocholine.

(Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase A protein, plays a role in phospholipid biosynthesis.

(PCYT1A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The C2 domain is thought to be involved in calcium-dependent phospholipid binding.

(C2 Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in phospholipid metabolism.

(CHPT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Some anticardiolipin antibodies prolong phospholipid dependent clotting while others are associated with spontaneous abortion.

(Anticardiolipin Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

PP4 and PP4-X (Lipocortin family) are similar to lipocortin I and calpactin I. PP4 is also an Annexin family member, Ca(2+)-dependent phospholipid binding proteins located on the plasma membrane cytosolic face.

(Annexin A5 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Annexin VIII belongs to the family of Ca (2+) dependent phospholipid binding proteins (annexins), and has a high 56% identity to annexin V (vascular anticoagulant-alpha).

(Annexin A8, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A measurement of the phospholipids in a biological specimen.

(Phospholipid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)