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Glycerophospholipid vs Plasmalogen - What's the difference?

glycerophospholipid | plasmalogen |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between glycerophospholipid and plasmalogen

is that glycerophospholipid is any phospholipid based on glycerol while plasmalogen is 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.

glycerophospholipid

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any phospholipid based on glycerol

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    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)