Monoglycerides are a form of fatty acid, along with triglycerides and diglycerides. Monoglycerides occur naturally in some foods and are added to others to improve texture, quality, and shelf life.

WE have recently provided evidence that in the avian salt gland sodium is pumped by a mechanism which we have termed the phosphatidic acid-cycle 1,2. In this mechanism phosphatidate functions as a ...