plasmalogen

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  • IPA(key): /plæzˈmæl.ə.d͡ʒən/

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plasmalogen (plural plasmalogens)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage)

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