phospholipids

Also known as phospholipid

thumb|Phospholipid arrangement in cell membranes. thumb|Phosphatidylcholine is the major component of [[lecithin. It is also a source for choline in the synthesis of acetylcholine in cholinergic neurons.]]

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Phospholipids are fatty molecules with a phosphate group attached that form the basic structural layer of cell membranes, arranged so their water-loving heads face outward and their water-repelling tails face inward. One important type called phosphatidylcholine makes up most of lecithin and helps produce acetylcholine, a chemical messenger in the brain and nervous system.

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Research

229,489 papers

[Phospholipids].ReviewDas Medizinische Laboratorium · 1978Kunz F, Hörtnagl H
[Phospholipids and sphingosidolipids in membranes and their role in cellular interactions].ReviewPathologie-biologie · 1973Douste-Blazy L, Chap H
[Phospholipids and biologic activity].ReviewDie Pharmazie · 1982Nuhn P, Kertscher HP, Rüger HJ
[Energy-dependent translocation of amino-phospholipids in the erythrocyte membrane].ReviewBiochimie · 1986Devaux PF, Zachowski A, Favre E et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(86)80005-0
Antibodies against phospholipids other than cardiolipin: potential roles for both phospholipid and protein.

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Article

18 sections

Contents

Phospholipids in biological membranes
Arrangement
Dynamics
Main phospholipids
Diacylglyceride structures
Phosphosphingolipids
Applications
Simulations
Characterization
Analysis
Phospholipid synthesis
Sources
In signal transduction
Food technology
Phospholipid derivatives
Abbreviations used and chemical information of glycerophospholipids
See also
References

Phospholipids are a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate group and two hydrophobic "tails" derived from fatty acids, joined by an alcohol residue (usually a glycerol molecule). Marine phospholipids typically have omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA integrated as part of the phospholipid molecule. The phosphate group can be modified with simple organic molecules such as choline, ethanolamine or serine.