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<biochemistry> Esterified in the head group of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin) and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Otherwise a biological source of methyl groups.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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