Phosphoric diesters,
esters of
phosphatidic acids, generally having a polar head group
(
OH or
NH2)
on the esterified alcohol which typically is 2-aminoethanol, choline, glycerol, inositol,
serine. The term includes
lecithins,
cephalins.
E.g.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1358