dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine

/ˌdaɪˌmaɪrɪˈstɔɪl ˌfɒsˌfætɪdaɪl ˌɛθəˌnoʊləˈmiːn/

noun

A synthetic phospholipid consisting of a glycerol backbone, two 14-carbon saturated fatty acid chains, a phosphate group, and an ethanolamine headgroup, commonly used in membrane and lipid bilayer research.

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Meanings

noundimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine (uncountable, abbreviation DMPE)

abbreviation DMPE

  1. uncountablebiochemistryA synthetic phospholipid consisting of a glycerol backbone, two 14-carbon saturated fatty acid chains, a phosphate group, and an ethanolamine headgroup, commonly used in membrane and lipid bilayer research.

Origin

From dimyristoyl + phosphatidylethanolamine

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