PHOSPHOLIPID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phospholipid mean? 

• PHOSPHOLIPID (noun)
  The noun PHOSPHOLIPID has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PHOSPHOLIPID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOSPHOLIPID (noun)

Sense 1

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)

 Context examples 

Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a phospholipid molecule by the addition of water, thereby causing hydrolysis.

(Phospholipase, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifically, clobetasol propionate appears to induce phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins, thereby controlling the release of the inflammatory precursor arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids by phospholipase A2.

(Clobetasol Propionate, NCI Thesaurus)

Most phospholipids contain a diglyceride, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule such as choline.

(Phospholipid, NCI Thesaurus)

TCD-717 targets and binds to CHKA, an enzyme that plays a key role in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, the major phospholipid in eukaryotic cell membranes.

(Choline Kinase Alpha Inhibitor TCD-717, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in phospholipid biosynthesis.

(Choline Kinase Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)

Calfactant contains phospholipids, neutral lipids, and hydrophobic surfactant-associated proteins B (SP-B) and C (SP-C).

(Calfactant, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of phospholipid present in a sample.

(Phospholipid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

NGPE, a reactive phospholipid, is used as a linker to attach the Tf ligand, to the liposome.

(Oxaliplatin-Encapsulated Transferrin-Conjugated N-glutaryl Phosphatidylethanolamine Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

Phospholipids are a major part of cell membranes.

(Phospholipid, NCI Dictionary)

It is a very important minor phospholipid in eukaryotes, involved in signal transduction processes.

(Phosphatidylinositol, NCI Thesaurus)