Plasmalogen

Japanese: plasmalogen
Plasmalogen

…There are many unsaturated fatty acids at the 2nd position (Figure 1 shows the general structure of glycerophospholipids, and Figure 2 shows the polar head of glycerophospholipids). Plasmalogens differ from ordinary glycerophospholipids in that they have long fatty chains with α,β-unsaturated ether bonds instead of fatty acid ester bonds at the 1st position (Figure 3). The most common lipids have ethanolamine at the polar group, and these lipids are particularly abundant in the membranes of muscles and nerve cells. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "plasmalogen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このように2位には不飽和脂肪酸が多い(図1にグリセロリン脂質の一般構造式を,図2にグリセロリン脂質の極性頭部を示す)。 プラズマローゲンplasmalogenは,ふつうのグリセロリン脂質と異なり,1位の脂肪酸エステル結合のかわりにα,β不飽和のエーテル結合をした長い脂肪鎖をもっている(図3)。極性基にエタノールアミンをもつものが最も多く,この脂質は筋肉や神経細胞の膜にとくに多い。…

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