Term Name: | O-phosphoethanolamine |
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Synonyms: | 2-amino-ethanol dihydrogen phosphate, 2-amino-ethanol phosphate, 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate, colamine phosphate, colamine phosphoric acid, colaminphosphoric acid, EAP, ethanolamine acid phosphate, ethanolamine O-phosphate, Ethanolamine phosphate, mono(2-aminoethyl) phosphate, monoaminoethyl phosphate, O-phosphocolamine, O-Phosphoethanolamine, O-Phosphorylethanolamine, OPE, PE, PEA, PETN, Phosphoethanolamine, phosphoric acid 2-aminoethyl phenyl ester, phosphoryl-ethanolamine |
Definition: | The ethanolamine mono-ester of phosphoric acid, and a metabolite of phospholipid metabolism. This phosphomonoester shows strong structural similarity to the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, and is decreased in post-mortem Alzheimer's disease brain. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17553] ( EBI ) |