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Choline vs Phosphocholine - What's the difference?

choline | phosphocholine |

As nouns the difference between choline and phosphocholine

is that choline is (biochemistry) a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (ch3]])3n+[[hydroxyl|ohx− it is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation discovered by andreas strecker in 1862 while phosphocholine is (organic compound) the choline ester of phosphoric acid.

choline

English

(wikipedia choline)

Noun

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  • (biochemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3]])3N+[[hydroxyl, OHX?. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862.

    • Derived terms

    * acetylcholine * phosphatidylcholine * thiocholine

    Synonyms

    * vitamin J (no longer considered a vitamin )

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    phosphocholine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phosphocholine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The choline ester of phosphoric acid
  • (by extension) The fatty acid esters of this compound; lecithin