GLYCEROPHOSPHATE ETHERS
\ɡlˈɪsəɹˌɒfəsfˌe͡ɪt ˈiːθəz], \ɡlˈɪsəɹˌɒfəsfˌeɪt ˈiːθəz], \ɡ_l_ˈɪ_s_ə_ɹ_ˌɒ_f_ə_s_f_ˌeɪ_t ˈiː_θ_ə_z]\
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Phospholipids which have an alcohol moiety in ethereal linkage with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol. They are usually derivatives of phosphoglycerols or phosphatidates. The other two alcohol groups of the glycerol backbone are usually in ester linkage. These compounds are widely distributed in animal tissues.
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