Question

Some of the lipid groups appear similar, but changing a few components significantly alters their biological properties. identify similarities and differences between the general structures of glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids. if you were to draw the most basic form of each, which pieces are required to define a lipid as either type?

Answer 1

One class of phospholipids, the phosphoglycerides,are composed by three parts that define this type of lipid:
- backbone of glycerol
- two long-chain fatty acids
-phosphoric acid
- and one organic group

Sphingolipids are similar in shape but they have a different component. Instead of having glycerol, which is the case for phosphoglycerides, they use sphingosine.
To form a Sphingolipid are necessary:
-sphingosine as the backbone
-phosphate
-an organic group