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Aldehyde vs Plasmalogen - What's the difference?

aldehyde | plasmalogen |

In context|organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between aldehyde and plasmalogen

is that aldehyde is (organic chemistry) any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (r ·cho) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom while plasmalogen is (organic chemistry) any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).

As nouns the difference between aldehyde and plasmalogen

is that aldehyde is (organic chemistry) any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (r ·cho) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom while plasmalogen is (organic chemistry) any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).

aldehyde

English

(wikipedia aldehyde)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R ·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

    • Derived terms

    * -al

    Related terms

    * formaldehyde (R = H) * acetaldehyde (R = CH3) * benzaldehyde (R = C6H5)

    See also

    * ketone ----

    plasmalogen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia plasmalogen) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage)