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Sphingomyelins are lipids with the following general

Chapter 26, Problem 26.5

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Sphingomyelins are lipids with the following general structure: Sphingomyelins OH N H O R Fatty acid residue O P O O O N ! @ (a) Identify the polar head and all hydrophobic tails in sphingomyelins. (b) Do sphingomyelins have the appropriate structural features and three-dimensional geometry necessary to be major constituents of lipid bilayers?

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QUESTION:

Sphingomyelins are lipids with the following general structure: Sphingomyelins OH N H O R Fatty acid residue O P O O O N ! @ (a) Identify the polar head and all hydrophobic tails in sphingomyelins. (b) Do sphingomyelins have the appropriate structural features and three-dimensional geometry necessary to be major constituents of lipid bilayers?

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In this multi-part exercise set, we’re asked to examine the structure of sphingomyelins. These materials are lipids with the following general structure:

     

The amide functionality is normally long chain alkane.

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