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Biochemistry General 225c8b5a

Plasmalogens belong to which group of compounds:

A
Phospholipid
B
Sphingolipids
C
Aminosugars
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
These compounds constitute as much as 10% of the phospholipids of brain and muscle. Structurally, the plasmalogens resemble phosphatidylethanolamine but possess an ether link on the sn-1 carbon instead of the ester link found in acylglycerols. Ref: Harper 28th edition, chapter 16.

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