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Phospholipid vs Phosphatidylinositol - What's the difference?

phospholipid | phosphatidylinositol |

As nouns the difference between phospholipid and phosphatidylinositol

is that phospholipid is (chemistry) any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes while phosphatidylinositol is (chemistry) a phospholipid containing inositol.

phospholipid

English

Noun

(wikipedia phospholipid) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes

    • Synonyms

    * phosphatide

    phosphatidylinositol

    English

    Noun

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