Question #bee7e
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Jan 9, 2015
(e) Cerebroside does not contain lecithin.
The structures of these compounds are:
(a) Phosphatidic acid
(b) Phosphatidylserine
(c) Lecithin
(d) Cardiolipin
(e) Cerebroside
In structures (a), (b), (c), and (d), you can see the characteristic
ROCH₂-CHOR-CH₂OR glycerol backbone.
In (e), this structure is missing.
Cerebrosides are based on sphingosine instead of glycerol.
