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Lipid vs Galactosyldiacylglycerol - What's the difference?

lipid | galactosyldiacylglycerol |

As nouns the difference between lipid and galactosyldiacylglycerol

is that lipid is lipid while galactosyldiacylglycerol is (biochemistry) a glycerophospholipid that, along with sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol, is an important component of membranes of chloroplasts and related organelles and one of the most abundant lipids in photosynthetic tissues.

lipid

English

(wikipedia lipid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. They are, however, soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.

    • Derived terms

    * biolipid * geolipid * nonlipid

    galactosyldiacylglycerol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A glycerophospholipid that, along with sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol, is an important component of membranes of chloroplasts and related organelles and one of the most abundant lipids in photosynthetic tissues.