Compounds derived from glycerol in which a primary and the secondary hydroxy groups
are esterified with long-chain
fatty acids, and the remaining primary one with the mono(2-aminoethyl) ester of phosphoric acid,
or with the monoserine ester of phosphoric acid. The term is not recommended. These
compounds are preferably designated as (3-phosphatidyl)ethanolamines and (3-phosphatidyl)serines
respectively.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1327
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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