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Sphingosine is used as a backbone for many fatty acids found in animal cell membranes. It has polar porperties which aid it's interaction with our lipid molecules, this polarity is due to a free hydroxyl group. Sphingosine has two hydroxyl and one amino group attached to a long acyl chain. | Sphingosine is used as a backbone for many fatty acids found in animal cell membranes. It has polar porperties which aid it's interaction with our lipid molecules, this polarity is due to a free hydroxyl group. Sphingosine has two hydroxyl and one amino group attached to a long acyl chain. <ref>Alberts,B(2008) Molecular biology of the cell 5th Edition</ref> | ||
<ref>Alberts,B(2008) Molecular biology of the cell 5th Edition</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:17, 17 October 2013
Sphingosine is used as a backbone for many fatty acids found in animal cell membranes. It has polar porperties which aid it's interaction with our lipid molecules, this polarity is due to a free hydroxyl group. Sphingosine has two hydroxyl and one amino group attached to a long acyl chain. [1]
References
- ↑ Alberts,B(2008) Molecular biology of the cell 5th Edition
- ↑ Alberts,B(2008) Molecular biology of the cell 5th Edition