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SPHINGOPHOSPHOLIPIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
CONT

Sphingophospholips are composed of a phosphate ester of sphingosine, long-chain fatty acids, and choline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie moléculaire
CONT

En fonction de la nature de leur tête polaire, le groupe des SPL [sphingolipides] se divise en deux sous-groupes : les glycosphingolipides et les sphingophospholipides. [...] Chez les mammifères, les sphingophospholipides sont représentés par la sphingomyéline et ses dérivés [...] La tête polaire des sphingomyélines est un groupement phosphate lié à un alcool, la choline.

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