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Lipids 51

A. Structure of fats, phospholipids, and glycolipids

O
Acyl residue 1 C O CH 2

Acyl residue 2 Glycerol O C O H 2 C C H O P O (CH 2 ) 2 N CH 3 CH 3
O
Acyl residue 3 O CH 3

Fat Phosphatide
1. Fats (phosphatidylcholine,
lecithin)

Acyl residue 1
Glycerol COO
Acyl residue 2 CH 3
P 2 HO CH 2 CH 2 N CH 3 HO CH 2 CH NH 3
CH 3
Phosphatidate
Choline Serine
OH OH
Acyl residue 1 HO CH 2 CH 2 NH 3 H H H OH
Glycerol OH H
Acyl residue 2 HO H

P Amino alcohol H OH
Phosphatide or sugar alcohol Ethanolamine myo-Inositol

Acyl residue 1 Acyl residue 1
Glycerol
Sphingosine
Amino alcohol Amino alcohol
P P
or sugar alcohol or sugar alcohol
Sphingophospholipid Lysophospholipid
O
Acyl residue 1
C
NH O CH 3
Sphingosine H H C CH 2 O P O (CH 2 ) 2 N CH 3
C C O
P Choline C H OH CH 3
Sphingomyelin H
2. Phospholipids

Acyl residue 1 Acyl residue 1
Sphingosine Sphingosine SO 3

Sugar
Ceramide Sphingosine Sulfatide

Acyl residue 1 Acyl residue 1

Sphingosine Sphingosine
Sugar Glc Gal GalNAc Gal

Cerebroside Ganglioside G M1
(galactosyl or glycosyl ceramide) NeuAc
3. Sphingolipids

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