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Plasmalogens are a
class of
glycerophospholipid with a
plasmenyl group linked to a
lipid at the sn-1
position of the
glycerol backbone.
Plasmalogens are...
- but "neutral
plasmalogens" (alkenyldiacylglycerols) and "diplasmalogens" (dialkenylphospholipids) also exist. The
prototypical plasmalogen is platelet-activating...
- and polyamines.
Peroxisomes also play a role in the
biosynthesis of
plasmalogens:
ether phospholipids critical for the
normal function of
mammalian brains...
- In enzymology, a
plasmalogen synthase (EC 2.3.1.25) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction acyl-CoA + 1-O-alk-1-enyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine...
- to substantiate, and in many
cases has re****ed, the
xanthine oxidase/
plasmalogen depletion hypothesis." Mercola.com has
featured positive presentations...
- cataracts. The
cause is a
genetic mutation that
results in low
levels of
plasmalogens,
which are a type of
lipid found in cell
membranes throughout the body...
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discussed above. In addition,
these individuals can show
deficient levels of
plasmalogens, ether-phospholipids that are
especially important for
brain and lung...
- with
unsaturated fatty acids in the 1-sn and/or 3-sn position.
Plasmalogens Plasmalogens are a type of phosphoglyceride. The
first carbon of
glycerol has...
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branched chain fatty acids, D-amino acids, polyamines, and
biosynthesis of
plasmalogens and
ether phospholipids,
which are
found in
mammalian brains and lungs...
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fatty acids, but
there are also alkyl-linked and 1Z-alkenyl-linked (
plasmalogen) glycerophospholipids, as well as
dialkylether variants in archaebacteria...
