Cardiolipins

**Definition:** Acidic phospholipids composed of two molecules of phosphatidic acid covalently linked to a molecule of glycerol. They occur primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes. They are the main antigenic components of the Wassermann-type antigen that is used in nontreponemal SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS.

**Tree numbers:** - D10.570.755.375.760.400.885.185 - D23.050.550.480.330

**Synonyms:** - Cardiolipin