Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The building blocks which represents the glycerol residues in the given block diagram of glycerophospholipid have to be predicted.
Concept introduction: The lipids based on glycerol are called glycerophospholipids. They are basically made up of two fatty acids, a phosphate group which is esterified to glycerol and an alcohol group which is esterified to the phosphate group.
There are four ester linkages present in glycerophospholipid. The alcohol esterified to the phosphate group is an amino alcohol. The amino alcohol can be choline, ethanolamine, or serine that belongs to phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines, respectively.
(b)
Interpretation: The building blocks which represents the phosphate residues in the given block diagram of glycerophospholipid have to be predicted.
Concept introduction: The lipids based on glycerol are called glycerophospholipids. They are basically made up of two fatty acids, a phosphate group which is esterified to glycerol and an alcohol group which is esterified to the phosphate group.
There are four ester linkages present in glycerophospholipid. The alcohol esterified to the phosphate group is an amino alcohol. The amino alcohol can be choline, ethanolamine, or serine that belongs to phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines, respectively.
(c)
Interpretation: The linkages which involve an alcohol residue in the given block diagram of glycerophospholipid have to be predicted.
Concept introduction: The lipids based on glycerol are called glycerophospholipids. They are basically made up of two fatty acids, a phosphate group which is esterified to glycerol and an alcohol group which is esterified to the phosphate group.
There are four ester linkages present in glycerophospholipid. The alcohol esterified to the phosphate group is an amino alcohol. The amino alcohol can be choline, ethanolamine, or serine that belongs to phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines, respectively.
(d)
Interpretation: The linkages which involve both glycerol and fatty acid residues in the given block diagram of glycerophospholipid have to be predicted.
Concept introduction: The lipids based on glycerol are called glycerophospholipids. They are basically made up of two fatty acids, a phosphate group which is esterified to glycerol and an alcohol group which is esterified to the phosphate group.
There are four ester linkages present in glycerophospholipid. The alcohol esterified to the phosphate group is an amino alcohol. The amino alcohol can be choline, ethanolamine, or serine that belongs to phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylserines, respectively.
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