Definition of Phosphatidylglycerol

1. Noun. (biochemistry organic compound) Any phospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol ¹

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Medical Definition of Phosphatidylglycerol

1. A phosphatidic acid in which a second glycerol molecule replaces the usual choline, or ethanolamine or serine; a constituent in human amniotic fluid that denotes foetal lung maturity when present in the last trimester. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphatidylglycerol

phosphatidic acid kinase
phosphatidic acids
phosphatidolipase
phosphatidyl
phosphatidylcholine
phosphatidylcholine-ceramide phosphocholine transferase
phosphatidylcholine-sterol o-acyltransferase
phosphatidylcholines
phosphatidylethanolamine
phosphatidylethanolamine-ceramide phosphoethanolamine transferase
phosphatidylethanolamine-dolichol acyltransferase
phosphatidylethanolamine N-acyltransferase
phosphatidylethanolamine cytidylyltransferase
phosphatidylethanolamines
phosphatidylglucose
phosphatidylglycerol (current term)
phosphatidylglycerol - membrane-oligosaccharide glycerophosphotransferase
phosphatidylglycerol glyceryl transferase
phosphatidylglycerols
phosphatidylinositide
phosphatidylinositides
phosphatidylinositol
phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphatase
phosphatidylinositol-ceramide phosphoinositol transferase
phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate
phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate phosphatase
phosphatidylinositol phosphates
phosphatidylinositol synthase
phosphatidylinositols
phosphatidyls

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