Ether lipid
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Ether lipid
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In biochemistry, an ether lipid refers to any lipid in which the lipid "tail" group is attached to the glycerol backbone via an ether bond at any position. In contrast, conventional glycerophospholipids and triglycerides are triesters. Structural types include: Ether phospholipids: phospholipids are known to have ether-linked "tails" instead of the usual ester linkage.
Ether on sn-1, ester on sn-2: "ether lipids" in the context of bacteria and eukaryotes refer to this class of lipids. Compared t
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