Glycerophospholipids (also called phosphoglycerides) are lipids with a glycerol backbone and a phosphate group, usually on carbon 3 of the glycerol. Glycerophospholipids are important compounds in the membranes of cells. The metabolic scheme of glycerophospholipids is shown here. A brief description from Chapter 19 is given here.
See also: Molecular Structures and
Properties of Lipids, Phosphatidic
Acid, Cardiolipin,
Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidylethanolamine,
Phosphatidylglycerol,
Phosphatidylcholine, CDP-Diacylglycerol,
Phosphatidylglycerol-3-Phosphate,
Phosphatidylinositol, Lung Surfactant, Sphingolipids,
Glycosphingolipids,