Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,916,700,171 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sphingomyelin

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
sphingomyelin [¦sfiŋ·gō′mī·ə·lən]
(biochemistry)
A phospholipid consisting of choline, sphingosine, phosphoric acid, and a fatty acid.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Chemically, like triglycerides, PLs are constructed with a backbone of glycerol (although some have sphingomyelin instead).
Marine phospholipids: new food supplements from the sea by Bryhn, Morten / Nutraceutical Business & Technology
Phospholipids, sphingomyelin, and Phosphatidylcholine, which contain choline are the pre-cursors for intracellular messenger-molecules, like ceramide and diacylglycerol.
How Phosphatidylcholine Boosts Memory Power by Bryan Reese / Health care industry community
Our previous observations indicate that [beta]-sitosterol induces a reduction in membrane sphingomyelin and an increase the ceramide levels in some tumor cells (von Holtz et al.
[beta]-Sitosterol activates Fas signaling in human breast cancer cells by Awad, A.B.; Chinnam, M.; Fink, C.S.; Bradford, P.G. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.