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= | = <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">One of the major [[Phospholipid|phospholipids]] found in the [[Plasma membrane|plasma membrane]] of mammals<ref>Alberts et al.(2008)Molecular Biology of the Cell,5th Edition: p619, figure 10-3</ref>. Like most phospholipids in the mammalian cell membrane it is made up of two [[Fatty_acid|fatty acid]] chains (tails) linked with an [[Ester bond|ester bond]] to a [[Glycerol|glycerol]] backbone (it is a [[Phosphoglyceride|phosphoglyceride]]) which is linked to a [[Choline|choline]] molecule, as the name suggests, via a [[Phosphate|phosphate]]. See also [[Lipid bilayer|lipid bilayer]].</span> = | ||
One of the major [[Phospholipid|phospholipids]] found in the [[Plasma membrane|plasma membrane]] of mammals<ref>Alberts et al.(2008)Molecular Biology of the Cell,5th Edition: p619, figure 10-3</ref>. Like most phospholipids in the mammalian cell membrane it is made up of two fatty acid chains (tails) linked with an [[Ester bond|ester bond]] to a [[Glycerol|glycerol]] backbone (it is a [[Phosphoglyceride|phosphoglyceride]]) which is linked to a [[Choline|choline]] molecule, as the name suggests, via a phosphate. See also [[Lipid bilayer|lipid bilayer]]. | |||
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Revision as of 16:03, 5 November 2011
One of the major phospholipids found in the plasma membrane of mammals[1]. Like most phospholipids in the mammalian cell membrane it is made up of two fatty acid chains (tails) linked with an ester bond to a glycerol backbone (it is a phosphoglyceride) which is linked to a choline molecule, as the name suggests, via a phosphate. See also lipid bilayer.
References
- ↑ Alberts et al.(2008)Molecular Biology of the Cell,5th Edition: p619, figure 10-3