dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
/daɪˌpælmɪtɔɪlˌfɒsfəˌtaɪdɪlˌɛθəˈnoʊləˌmiːn/
dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine noun: a saturated phospholipid with two palmitic acid tails and an ethanolamine head group, widely used to model cell membranes and formulate lipid-based drug delivery vehicles.
Noun
dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (uncountable, abbreviation DPPE)
- A saturated phospholipid with two palmitic acid tails and an ethanolamine head group, widely used to model cell membranes and formulate lipid-based drug delivery vehicles.
Forms of dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
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Origin of dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
From dipalmitoyl + phosphatidylethanolamine
Questions about dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
- What does dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine mean?
- Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine means a saturated phospholipid with two palmitic acid tails and an ethanolamine head group, widely used to model cell membranes and formulate lipid-based drug delivery vehicles.
- What part of speech is dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine?
- Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine?
- Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine is pronounced /daɪˌpælmɪtɔɪlˌfɒsfəˌtaɪdɪlˌɛθəˈnoʊləˌmiːn/.
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