glycerophosphorylcholine

glycerophosphorylcholine

English

Etymology

glycero- +‎ phosphorylcholine

Noun

glycerophosphorylcholine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin
   • 2015 August 1, Dominique Endres et al., “Hypoglutamatergic state is associated with reduced cerebral glucose metabolism in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a case report”, in BMC Psychiatry‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12888-015-0552-4:

     However, only 1 H-MRS allows non-invasive and non-radioactive measurement of Glu metabolism. 1 H-MRS is a MR technique, that takes advantage of the fact that the resonance frequency of certain molecules reflects their structure and, thereby, their identity. 1 H-MRS allows the absolute quantification of Glx, phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine (t-Cho), N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cre) and myo-inositol (mI).