DIPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLS
\dˈɪfəsfˌatɪdˌɪlɡlɪsəɹˌɒlz], \dˈɪfəsfˌatɪdˌɪlɡlɪsəɹˌɒlz], \d_ˈɪ_f_ə_s_f_ˌa_t_ɪ_d_ˌɪ_l_ɡ_l_ɪ_s_ə_ɹ_ˌɒ_l_z]\
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Acidic phospholipids composed of two molecules of phosphatidic acid covalently linked to a molecule of glycerol. They occur primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes. They are the main antigenic components of the Wassermann-type antigen that is used in nontreponemal SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS.
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