Definition of phosphatidylcholine in English:
phosphatidylcholine
noun fɒsˌfatɪdʌɪlˈkəʊliːnˌfäsfəˌtīdlˈkōlēn
mass nounBiochemistry A substance widely distributed in animal tissues, egg yolk, and some higher plants, consisting of phospholipids linked to choline.
Example sentencesExamples
- These include the biosynthetic pathways for creatine, epinephrine, phosphatidylcholine, and the methylation of DNA and RNA.
- Importantly, enzymatic degradation of cellular phosphatidylcholine does not affect cellular cholesterol esterification.
- Lecithin is also known as phosphatidylcholine because it provides choline.
- These studies indicate that the protein exhibits highest selectivity for the choline phospholipids phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin under physiological conditions of pH and ionic strength.
- Choline chloride and phosphatidylcholine, which are orally bioavailable precursors of acetylcholine, have been reported to be useful in short-term studies.