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Descriptions

Lecithin is mostly a mixture of glycolipids, triglycerides, and phospholipids (e.g. phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol). However, in biochemistry, lecithin is usually used as a synonym for pure phosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid which is the major component of a phosphatide fraction which may be isolated from either egg yolk (in Greek lekithos) or soy beans from which it is mechanically or chemically extracted using hexane. Lecithin is commercially available in high purity as a food supplement and for medical uses. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Phosphatidylcholine (Wikipedia)

Saturated phosphatidylcholine is a reliable antenatal predictor of fetal pulmonary maturity useful in the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. PMID: 3946508 Source: Regenstrief LOINC, PMID: 3946508

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Phosphatidylcholine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
PC

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 磷脂酰胆碱
Synonyms: PC;PtdCho;卵磷脂;磷脂酰胆碱（卵磷脂，Phosphatidylcholine，PC，PtdCho）
fr-CA French (Canada) Phosphatidylcholine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Fosfaatidüülkoliin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Fosfatidilcolina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Fosfatidilcolina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Fosfatidilkolin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Фосфатидилхолин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) fosfatidylcholine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Phosphatidylcholine