Sphingomyelins are lipids with the following general structure: (a) Identify the polar head and all hydrophobic tails

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Sphingomyelins are lipids with the following general structure:

Fatty acid residue ОН Sphingomyelins


(a) Identify the polar head and all hydrophobic tails in sphingomyelins.

(b) Do sphingomyelins have the appropriate structural features and three-dimensional geometry necessary to be majorconstituents of lipid bilayers? 

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0470917800

1st edition

Authors: David R. Klein

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