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What is DAG diglyceride?
DAG is a kind of glyceride, which is esterified by one glycerol molecule and two fatty acid molecules. Act as a second messenger.

Chinese name: diglyceride

English name: diacylglycerol 10 grams

Other names: diglyceride.

Definition 1: glyceride formed by esterification of one molecule of glycerol with two molecules of fatty acids. These two fatty acid molecules can be the same or different. Among them, 1, 2- diacylglycerol is an intermediate in the synthesis of triacylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine, and it is the second messenger to improve the activity of protein kinase C.