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| Description: A second major class of membrane constituents is built on the amino alcohol sphingosine, rather than on glycerol. The structure of sphingosine includes a long-chain hydrophobic tail, so it requires the addition of only one fatty acid to make it suitable as a membrane lipid. If a fatty acid is linked via an amide bond to the NH2 group, the class of sphingolipids referred to as ceramides is obtained. Picture Stats: Views: 190 Filesize: 49.84kB Height: 350 Width: 764 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=34316 |