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phosphinous acids phosphoglycerides

phospho

  1. A prefix used in biochemical nomenclature in place of phosphono to denote the –P(=O)(OH)2 group linked to a heteroatom, e.g. Me3N+–CH2CH2–OP(=O)(OH)O− phosphocholine.
  2. An infix used in biochemical nomenclature to name phosphoric diesters, e.g. glycerophosphocholine.
See: phosphoglycerides
Source:
White Book, p. 256
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1358
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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. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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