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| Characterizes Phosphatidic acid |
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| Saturated FA at C1 of glycerol and unsaturated at C2 |
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| Characterizes ether phospholipids |
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| Characterizes platelet activating factor (PAF) |
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| Characterizes plasmalogens |
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| Contain an alpha, beta- unsaturated ether at C1 |
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| Cleaves C3 phosphodiester bond closer to glycerol backbone. Produces diacylglycerol |
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| Cleaves C3 phosphodiester bond farther from glycerol to produce phosphatidic acid |
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| Function of Prostacyclin (PGI2) |
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| Vasorelaxant and platelet declumping |
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| Function of Prostoglandin E2 (PGE2) |
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| Function of Thromboxane A2 |
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| Vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation |
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| catalyzes addition of one O2 to arachidonic acid |
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| catalyzes addition of two O2 to arachidonic acid |
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| Characterizes sphingolipids |
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| do not contain glycerol, instead comprised of the long-chain alcohol called sphingosine |
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| Contains phosphocholine or phosphoethanolamine as polar head group |
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| Have one or more sugars connected directly to hydroxyl group at C1 of ceramide. Neutral at pH 7 |
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| Polar head groups of oligosaccharides with one or more N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) at the termini. Negative at pH 7 |
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| Sphingosine is made from? |
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| Characterizes polyisoprenoids |
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| Class of lipids differs from others in that they are derived from 5-carbon isoprene units, rather than FA's |
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| basic 4 ring structure that is synthesized from squalene |
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