phospholipid

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One hundred and three consecutive asymptomatic anti-phospholipid (aPL) antibody-positive carriers, taking aspirin (n = 75) or not (n = 28), were studied retrospectively to determine whether aspirin could provide primary prevention of anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) symptoms.

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  1. noun Any of various phosphorus-containing lipids, such as lecithin and cephalin, that are composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule. Also called phosphatide.

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  • Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is incorporated in nanoliposomes composed of egg yolk phospholipid, cholesterol, and Tween 80. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Triton X-100, and dodecylsulfate all showed parallel curves in cell lysis, protein solubilization and marker leakiness, while the platelet lysis in deoxycholate was identical to the phospholipid solubilization. (iii) The solubility curves of various components in Triton X-100 and deoxycholate were parallel. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • However, the solubility of cholesterol in octyl glucoside was lower than that of protein and phospholipid. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In dodecylsulfate, the solubility of phospholipid and cholesterol was very low in comparison with that of protein. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • [1] Species from Archaea lack peptidoglycan, a polymer composed of sugars and amino acids that form a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane, can have branched carbon chains in their membrane lipids of the phospholipid bilayer and contain a different type of RNA polymerase, an enzyme that produces RNA. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
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