Medical Dictionary
phosphatidic acid
noun
Medical Definition of PHOSPHATIDIC ACID
: any of several acids (RCOO)2C3H5OPO3H2 that are formed from phosphatides by partial hydrolysis and that yield on hydrolysis two fatty-acid molecules RCOOH and one molecule each of glycerol and phosphoric acid
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