Question #bee7e

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Jan 9, 2015

(e) Cerebroside does not contain lecithin.

The structures of these compounds are:

(a) Phosphatidic acid
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(b) Phosphatidylserine
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(c) Lecithin
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(d) Cardiolipin
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(e) Cerebroside

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In structures (a), (b), (c), and (d), you can see the characteristic
ROCH₂-CHOR-CH₂OR glycerol backbone.

In (e), this structure is missing.

Cerebrosides are based on sphingosine instead of glycerol.