- Concept UI
- M0507090
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- A complex mixture of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; GLYCOLIPIDS; and TRIGLYCERIDES; with substantial amounts of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; and PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS, which are sometimes loosely termed as 1,2-diacyl-3-phosphocholines. Lecithin is a component of the CELL MEMBRANE and commercially extracted from SOYBEANS and EGG YOLK. The emulsifying and surfactant properties are useful in FOOD ADDITIVES and for forming organogels (GELS).
- Terms
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Lecithins
Preferred Term
Term UI
T031650
Date05/17/1976
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Lecithin
Term UI
T031647
Date11/12/1987
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)