What is phospholipid? Phospholipids (PL) is a general term of phospholipids. It widely exists in the primary substances and biofilms of animal and plant cells. It plays an important role in regulating the biological activity of biofilms and the normal metabolism of the body.
However, phospholipid is not alone, its family is huge.
Phospholipids are divided into phosphoglycerides and sphingolipids according to their components. Among them, glycerophosphate is a derivative of phosphatidylic acid (PA). Common ones include lecithin (phosphatidylcholine, PC), cephalin (phosphatidylethanolamine, PE), serine phospholipid (phosphatidylamine PS), inositol phospholipid (phosphatidylinositol, PI), phosphatidylglycerol, etc.
According to the different existence subjects of phospholipids, they can be divided into animal phospholipids and plant phospholipids. The seeds of oil crops mainly contain plant phospholipids. Phospholipid is an important oil companion produced in the process of oil production.
