Sphingolipids, or glycosylceramides, are a class of lipids containing a backbone of sphingoid bases, a set of aliphatic amino alcohols that includes sphingosine. They were discovered in brain extracts in the 1870s and were named for the mythological Sphinx because of their enigmatic nature. These compounds play important roles in signal transmissi...
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any member of a class of lipids (fat-soluble constituents of living cells) containing the organic aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine or a substance ... [2 related articles]
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<biochemistry> Structural lipid of which the parent structure is sphingosine rather than glycerol. Synthesised in the Golgi complex. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(sfing″go-lip´id) a phospholipid containing sphingosine; these include the ceramides, sphingomyelins, gangliosides, and cerebrosides. Sphingolipids occur in high concentrations in the brain and other nerve tissue.
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Structural lipid of which the parent structure is sphingosine rather than glycerol. Synthesized in the Golgi complex.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sfing′gō-lip′id Definitions: 1. Any lipid containing a long-chain base like that of sphingosine (ceramides, cerebrosides, gangliosides, sphingomyelins); a constituent of nerve tissue.
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