A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine) or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed)
Sphingolipids has been studied across 18 research domains including 🔥 Metabolic, 🔬 Oncology, ❤️ Cardiovascular, 🔬 Inflammation, 🦠 Gut & Microbiome. The primary research focus is 🔥 Metabolic with 99% of studies addressing this area.
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