sphingomyelin

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sphingomyelin [ˌsfɪŋgəʊˈmaɪəlɪn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem any of a group of phospholipids, derived from sphingosine, that occur in biological membranes, being especially abundant in the brain

[from sphingo-, from Greek sphingein to bind + myelin]

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sphingosine			[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			spheroid joint spheroidal Spheroidal state Spheroidic spheroidicity Spheromere spherometer spheroplast Spherosiderite Spherosome Spherulate spherule spherulite Spherulitic sphery Sphex Sphex fly Sphigmometer sphincter sphincter ani sphincter muscle sphinges sphingid Sphingidae sphingine sphingomyelin sphingosine sphinx Sphinx baboon sphinx moth sphinxlike Sphragide sphragistics Sphrigosis sphygmic sphygmo- sphygmogram sphygmograph Sphygmographic sphygmography sphygmoid sphygmology sphygmomanometer Sphygmometer Sphygmophone Sphygmoscope Sphynx Sphyraena Sphyraena barracuda Sphyraenidae Sphyraenoid			sphincteritis sphincterolysis sphincteroplasty sphincterotomy Sphincters Sphincters Sphincters Sphinctozoa Sphindidae sphinganine sphinges sphinges sphingid Sphingidae Sphingidae sphingids sphingine Sphingoidea sphingolipid sphingolipid sphingolipid activator protein sphingolipid activator protein sphingolipid activator protein Sphingolipidoses Sphingolipidoses sphingolipidosis sphingolipidosis Sphingolipids Sphingolipids sphingolipodystrophy sphingomyelin sphingomyelin lipidosis sphingomyelin lipidosis sphingomyelin lipidosis sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase D sphingomyelin ratio sphingomyelin ratio sphingomyelin ratio Sphingomyelinase sphingomyelinosis Sphingomyelins Sphingomyelins Sphingomyelins sphingosine sphingosine sphingosine Sphingosine 1-phosphate Sphingosine kinase sphingosylphosphorylcholine sphinx sphinx Sphinx (disambiguation) Sphinx (Egypt) Sphinx (Egypt) Sphinx (fantasy) Sphinx (fantasy) Sphinx (iconic image) Sphinx (iconic image) Sphinx baboon Sphinx cat

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