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Lipids > Membrane Lipids > Sphingolipids

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Sphingolipids  

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  • Sphingolipid

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  • A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine) or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed)

History note

  • 72(71); was see under LIPIDS 1963-71

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