any of a group of phospholipids found in animal tissues, especially nerve tissue, the liver,semen and egg

yolk, consisting of esters of glycerol with two molecules of long-chainaliphatic acids and one of phosphori
c acid, the latter being esterified with the alcohol group ofcholine
Lecithin is a fat that is essential in the cells of the body. It can be found in many foods, including soybeans and egg
yolks. Lecithin is taken as a medicine and is also used in the manufacturing of medicines.
Lecithin is used for treating memory disorders such as dementia and Alzheimers disease. It is also used for
treating gallbladder disease, liver disease, certain types of depression, high cholesterol, anxiety, and a skin disease
called eczema.
Some people apply lecithin to the skin as a moisturizer.
You will often see lecithin as a food additive. It is used to keep certain ingredients from separating out.
You may also see lecithin as an ingredient in some eye medicines. It is used to help keep the medicine in contact with
the eyes cornea.

A complex mixture of Phospholipids; Glycolipids; and TRIGLYCERIDES; with substantial amounts

of Phosphatidylcholines;Phosphatidylethanolamines; and Phosphatidylinositols, which are
sometimes loosely termed as 1,2-diacyl-3-phosphocholines. Lecithin is a component of the Cell
Membrane and commercially extracted fromSoybeans and Egg Yolk. The emulsifying and surfactant
properties are useful in Food Additives and for forming organoGels (Gels).

Lecithin is a fat ( with a complex mixture of Phospholipids, Glycolipids; and TRIGLYCERIDES) that is
essential in the cells of the body. It can be found in many foods, including soybeans and egg yolks. Lecithin is used
for treating memory disorders such as dementia and Alzheimers disease. Lecithin is also used as a food additive
(keeps certain ingredients from separating out) and ingredient in eye medicines(keeps the medicine in contact with
the eyes cornea).

is a generic term to designate any group of yellow-brownish fatty substancesoccurring in animal and plant tissues,
and in egg yolk, composed of phosphoric acid,choline, fatty acids, glycerol, glycolipids, triglycerides, and
phospholipids (e.g.,phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol).