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Which of the following is considered as the structural parent of all sphingolipids?(a) Sphingosine(b) Ceramide(c) Lecithin(d) SphingomyelinThis question was posed to me in quiz.My question comes from Biosynthesis of Membrane Phospholipids topic in portion Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules of Biochemistry

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Right OPTION is (b) Ceramide

The best explanation: N-acyl fatty acid derivative of sphingosine at C2 is CALLED ceramide, which forms the BACKBONE of sphingolipids.



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