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Sphingosine= amino + alcohol with an unsaturated chain



2. Ceramide= Sphingosine + fatty acid

3. Sphingomyelin (phospholipids) = Phosphocholine + ceramide









Sphingolipids are divided into four major subclasses, differing by their head group.


Ceramide, Sphingomyelins, Cerebroside, Globosides, Gangliosides.






1.Sphingomyelin= phosphocholine + ceramide (myelin sheath)

2. Cerebroside = ceramide + single sugar moiety (glucose or galactose)

3. Ganglioside= NANA+ ceramide

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