Phosphocholine is an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine in tissues. Phosphocholine is made in a reaction, catalyzed by choline kinase, that converts ATP and choline into phosphocholine and ADP. Phosphocholine is a molecule found, for example, in lecithin. It is also used by nematodes and human placentas as a posttranslational mod...
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(from the article `chemical compound`) ...the sphingoid base. The hydroxyl group can be connected to a sugar (a monosaccharide or an oligosaccharide) as an acetal; such compounds are ...
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(CH3)3N+-CH2 CH2-OPO3 H-; choline O-phosphate;important in choline metabolism, e.g., as in cytidinediphosphocholine and in the biosynthesis of lecithins. ... Synonym: O-phosphocholine, phosphorylcholine. ... Phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase, an enzyme that catalyses the reaction of phosphocholine with CTP to form pyrophosphate and CDP-choline; t...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fos′fō-kō′lēn Definitions: 1. important in choline metabolism, in the biosynthesis of lecithins. Synonyms: phosphorylcholine
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