glycerophosphocholine
(redirected from glycerophosphorylcholine)glyc·er·o·phos·pho·cho·line
(glis'ĕr-ō-fos'fō-kō'lēn),A component of phosphatidylcholines (lecithins), in which the two OH's of glycerophosphocholine are esterified with fatty acids.
Synonym(s): glycerophosphorylcholine
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glycerophosphocholine
,GPC
A metabolite of lecithin. It is a phospholipid precursor.
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