Phosphatidylcholine

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Phosphatidylcholine

One of the major <a href="Phospholipid">phospholipids</a> found in the <a href="Plasma membrane">plasma membrane</a> of mammalsAlberts et al.(2008)Molecular Biology of the Cell,5th Edition: p619, Figure 10-3. Like most phospholipids in the mammalian cell membrane it is made up of two fatty acid chains (tails) linked with an <a href="Ester bond">ester bond to</a> a <a href="Glycerol">glycerol</a> backbone (it is a <a href="Phosphoglyceride">phosphoglyceride</a>) which is linked to a <a href="Choline">choline</a> molecule, as the name suggests, via a phosphate.

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