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Plasmalogen
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plasmalogen [plaz′mal·ə·jən]
(biochemistry)
Any of a group of glycerol-based phospholipids in which a fatty acid group is replaced by a fatty aldehyde.

Plasmalogen 

any of a group of naturally occurring lipids belonging to phosphoglycerides, or phosphatides. Plasmalogens were first discovered in 1924 in blood plasma. They are widely distributed in animal tissues, for example, the brain, heart, and skeletal muscles, as well as in plant tissues, for example, algae and the fruits of leguminous plants.



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Phenomenome's most advanced neuroscience research program is in Alzheimer's disease where compounds called plasmalogens have been identified in serum that are depleted seven to ten years before the first symptoms of dementia appear.
Their origin and how they transform, cholesterol, phospholipids, plasmalogens, polyunsaturated fatty acids, sugars, and proteins into deleterious products.
The abundance of plasmalogens in molluscs has been previously reported (Joseph 1982, Chapelle 1987, Kraffe et al.
 
 
 
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