Cephalins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001801",
  "term": "Cephalins",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An older, now discouraged class name for glycerophospholipids whose phosphate is esterified with ethanolamine or serine, that is, the phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines, first isolated from brain tissue. Each carries two fatty acid chains on the glycerol backbone. Current nomenclature names the compounds individually as phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines instead.",
  "synonyms": [
    "kephalins"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "fatty acids",
    "phosphatidic acids"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1327 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/cephalins/"
}