sphingophospholipid

Japanese: sphingophospholipid
sphingophospholipid

...Phospholipids are hydrolyzed by specific types of lipases.
[Sphingophospholipid]
A complex lipid containing the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine or its related bases, it is an important membrane component of plant and animal cells. It is abundant in nervous tissue, and sphingomyelin is found in large amounts in the brain (Figure 4).

From [Phospholipids (phospholipids)]

…They are also called phosphatides. They are broadly divided into glycerophospholipids (or phosphoglycerides), which contain glycerol as an alcohol, and sphingophospholipids, which contain sphingosine. Phospholipids are both polar lipids, and although they exist in small amounts in a free state, they are important components of biological membranes. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リン脂質は特異的な種類のリパーゼにより加水分解される。
[スフィンゴリン(燐)脂質sphingophospholipid]
 長鎖アミノアルコールであるスフィンゴシンかまたはその関連塩基を含む複合脂質で,植物・動物細胞の膜成分として重要である。神経組織に多く,脳にはスフィンゴミエリンが多量に存在する(図4)。…

【リン脂質(燐脂質)】より

…ホスファチドphosphatideともいう。アルコールとして,グリセロールをもつグリセロリン脂質glycerophospholipid(またはphosphoglyceride)と,スフィンゴシンをもつスフィンゴリン脂質sphingophospholipidに大別される。リン脂質はいずれも極性のある脂質であり,遊離の状態でもわずかに存在しているが,生体膜の重要な構成成分となっている。…

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