Discovery of ethanolamine (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Discovery of ethanolamine

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Discovery of ethanolamine (NH2CH2CH2OH), the simplest head of phospholipids, the building�blocks of cell membranes, toward the molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027 located in the center of our galaxy.

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Background image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Composite image credit: Víctor M. Rivilla and Carlos Briones.

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