Structural and functional roles of ether lipids
ABSTRACT Ether lipids, such as plasmalogens, are peroxisome-derived glycerophospholipids in which the hydrocarbon chain at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone is attached by an ether bond, as opposed to an ester bond in the more common diacyl phospholipids. This seemingly simple biochemical c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Protein & Cell |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-017-0423-5 |