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Phosphatidylinositol vs Lipophosphoglycan - What's the difference?

phosphatidylinositol | lipophosphoglycan |

As nouns the difference between phosphatidylinositol and lipophosphoglycan

is that phosphatidylinositol is (chemistry) a phospholipid containing inositol while lipophosphoglycan is (biochemistry) any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.

phosphatidylinositol

English

Noun

(wikipedia phosphatidylinositol)
  • (chemistry) a phospholipid containing inositol
  • lipophosphoglycan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lipophosphoglycan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa