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phosphatidylethanolamines
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Also known as phosphatidylethanolamine, PE

thumb|250 px|Biosynthesis of various phospholipids (including phosphatidylethanolamine) in bacteria

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  • Function
  • In cells
  • In humans
  • In bacteria
  • Structure
  • Synthesis
  • Regulation
  • Presence in food, health issues
  • See also
  • References
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thumb|250 px|Biosynthesis of various phospholipids (including phosphatidylethanolamine) in bacteria

Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a class of phospholipids found in biological membranes. They are synthesized by the addition of cytidine diphosphate-ethanolamine to diglycerides, releasing cytidine monophosphate. S-Adenosyl methionine can subsequently methylate the amine of phosphatidylethanolamines to yield phosphatidylcholines.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “phosphatidylethanolamines” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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