Term Name: O-phosphoethanolamine
Synonyms: 2-amino-ethanol dihydrogen phosphate, 2-amino-ethanol phosphate, 2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate, colamine phosphate, colamine phosphoric acid, colaminphosphoric acid, EAP, ethanolamine acid phosphate, ethanolamine O-phosphate, Ethanolamine phosphate, mono(2-aminoethyl) phosphate, monoaminoethyl phosphate, O-phosphocolamine, O-Phosphoethanolamine, O-Phosphorylethanolamine, OPE, PE, PEA, pEtN, Phosphoethanolamine, phosphoric acid 2-aminoethyl phenyl ester, phosphoryl-ethanolamine
Definition: The ethanolamine mono-ester of phosphoric acid, and a metabolite of phospholipid metabolism. This phosphomonoester shows strong structural similarity to the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, and is decreased in post-mortem Alzheimer's disease brain.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17553]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: phosphoethanolamine primary amino compound
has_role: algal metabolite human metabolite mouse metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: N-acylethanolamine phosphate
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: O-phosphonatoethanaminium(1-)
is_conjugate_acid_of: O-phosphonatoethanaminium(1-)