galactosyldiacylglycerol

noun

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.

Scrabble 42

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noungalactosyldiacylglycerol (plural galactosyldiacylglycerols)

plural galactosyldiacylglycerols

  1. biochemistryA 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.

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