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  • noun Plural form of headgroup.

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  • PI-PLC binds poorly to pure anionic phospholipid vesicles, but 0.1 XPC significantly enhances binding, increases PI-PLC activity, and slows nanosecond rotational/wobbling motions of both phospholipid headgroups, as indicated by increased

    Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue Pu, M., Fang, X., Redfield, A. G., Gershenson, A., 2009

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