Definition: Derivatives of phosphatidic acids in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to an ethanolamine moiety. Complete hydrolysis yields 1 mole of glycerol, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine and 2 moles of fatty acids.
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Other names Ethanolamine Phosphoglycerides; Cephalins; Phosphoglycerides, Ethanolamine; Ethanolamineglycerophospholipids
muramylNAc-Ala-isoGln-Lys-tripeptide-PE [ CGP 19835 A,CGP 19853A lipid,CGP-19835A,MLV 19835,N-acetylmuramyl-alanyl-isoglutaminyl-alanyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine,mifamurtide,muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine,muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine, monosodium salt,muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine, sodium salt,muramyl tripeptide-1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine conjugate,muramyl tripeptide-1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine conjugate,muramylNAc-Ala-isoGln-Lys-tripeptide-phosphatidylethanolamine ] protects mice against herpes simplex virus type 2; structure given in first source; RN refers to L-Alaninamide,(R)-isomer; a macrophage activator; called muramyl tripeptide but that term is ambiguous,
