dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
/ˌdaɪˌmaɪrɪˈstɔɪl ˌfɒsˌfætɪdaɪl ˌɛθəˌnoʊləˈmiːn/
dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine 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.
Noun
dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine (uncountable, abbreviation DMPE)
- 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.
Forms of dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
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Origin of dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
From dimyristoyl + phosphatidylethanolamine
Questions about dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- What does dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine mean?
- Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine means 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.
- What part of speech is dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine?
- Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine?
- Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine is pronounced /ˌdaɪˌmaɪrɪˈstɔɪl ˌfɒsˌfætɪdaɪl ˌɛθəˌnoʊləˈmiːn/.
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