phospholipids

lipids containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or di-ester
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q186915
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Summary

phospholipids is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. phospholipids ranks in the top 6% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,025 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: lipid[3], organophosphate[4]
  • Part of: phospholipid binding[5], phospholipid metabolic process[6], phospholipid biosynthetic process[7], phospholipid catabolic process[8], phospholipid translocation[9], intermembrane phospholipid transfer[10], phospholipid transfer activity[11], phospholipid transporter activity[12], triglyceride-rich plasma lipoprotein particle[13], phospholipid transport[14], thromboplastin[15], phospholipid efflux[16], phospholipid homeostasis[17]
  • Commons category: Phospholipids[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Phospholipids[19]
  • Has characteristic: hydrophobe[20], hydrophile[21]

Why It Matters

phospholipids has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] phospholipids is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3l4rhZ
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 20w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 202868
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 202868"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has characteristic → hydrophobe, hydrophile
    Topic's main category → Category:Phospholipids
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Yso id, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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