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Flashcards in Phospholipids/Glycolipids Head Groups Deck (15)
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1
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List the 7 glycerophospholipids

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  1. Phosphatidic acid 2. Phosphatidylethanolamine 3. Phosphatidylcholine 4. Phosphatidylserine 5. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 6. Cardiolipin
2
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List the 5 sphingolipids

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  1. Ceramide 2. Sphingomyelin 3. Glucosylcerebroside 4. Lactosylceramide (a globoside) 5. Ganglioside GM2
3
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Draw the sphingolipid general structure

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4
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Draw the general structure of glycerophospholipids

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5
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What is the name and structure of the head of phosphatidic acid?

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No name

-H

6
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What is the name and structure of the head of phosphatidylcholine?

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Choline

-CH2​-CH2​-N+(CH3)3

7
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What is the name and structure of the head of phosphatidylserine?

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Serine

you know it

8
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What is the name and structure of the head of phosphatidylglycerol?

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Glycerol

-CH2-CH-CH2-OH

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OH

9
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What is the name and structure of the head of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate?

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myo-Inositol 4,5-bisphosphate

Pyranose with 2 phosphate groups

10
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What is the name and structure of the head of cardiolipin?

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Phosphatidyl-glycerol

Large formula with glycerol and a phosphate group

11
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What is the name and structure of the head of ceramide?

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No name

-H

12
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What is the name and structure of the head of sphingomyelin?

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Phosphocholine

-PO3--CH2-CH2-N+(CH3)3

13
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What is the name and structure of the head of glucosylcerebroside?

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Glucose

You know it

14
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What is the name and structure of the head of lactosylceramide (a globoside)?

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Di-, tri-, or tetrasaccharide

15
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What is the name and structure of the head of ganglioside GM2?

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Complex oligosaccharide