| 释义 |
glyc·ero·phosphoric acid
\|glisə(ˌ)rō+...-\ noun
Etymology: glycerophosphoric International Scientific Vocabulary glycer- + phosphoric
: either of two syrupy isomeric dibasic acids C3H5(OH)2OPO3H2 occurring naturally in combined form as lecithin and cephalin, obtained usually as a mixture of the two by reaction of glycerol and phosphoric acid, and used in medicine in the form of salts:
a. : the alpha isomer existing in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and racemic forms; glycerol 1-phosphate — called also alpha-glycerophosphoric acid
b. : the optically inactive beta isomer; glycerol 2-phosphate — called also beta-glycerophosphate |