Term Name: | lysophosphatidylcholine |
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Synonyms: | lysophosphatidylcholines, monoacylglycero-3-phosphocholine |
Definition: | An acylglycerophosphocholine resulting from partial hydrolysis of a phosphatidylcholine, which removes one of the fatty acyl groups. The structure is depicted in the image where R1 = acyl, R2 = H or where R1 = H, R2 = acyl. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:60479] ( EBI ) |