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distearoylphosphatidylcholine

distearoylphosphatidylcholine noun: a form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are stearoyls.

distearoylphosphatidylcholine: a form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are stearoyls
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Noun

distearoylphosphatidylcholine (uncountable)

  1. A form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are stearoyls
    • As an example, we applied the method for mixed monolayers with different proportions of distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) and dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and obtained the excess dipolar density, which were in agreement with those obtained from surface potential measurements.2015, Elena Rufeil Fiori, Natalia Wilke, Adolfo J. Banchio, “Inter-domain dipolar repulsion in lipid monolayers with phase coexistence”, in arXiv

Questions about distearoylphosphatidylcholine

What does distearoylphosphatidylcholine mean?
Distearoylphosphatidylcholine means a form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are stearoyls.
What part of speech is distearoylphosphatidylcholine?
Distearoylphosphatidylcholine is a noun.

Words near distearoylphosphatidylcholine in the dictionary

  1. distearate
  2. distearates
  3. distearin
  4. distearins
  5. distearoyl
  6. distearoylphosphatidylcholine
  7. distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine
  8. distearyl
  9. DiStefano
  10. DiStefanos
  11. disteleology

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