sphingomyelin

As nouns the difference between ceramide and sphingomyelin

is that ceramide is ceramide while sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.

As nouns the difference between lysophospholipid and sphingomyelin

is that lysophospholipid is (organic chemistry) any derivative of a phospholipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis while sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.

As nouns the difference between sphingomyelin and cerebroside

is that sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue while cerebroside is cerebroside.

As nouns the difference between lecithin and sphingomyelin

is that lecithin is (organic chemistry) the principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy it is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier) while sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sphingomyelin

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.

As nouns the difference between sphingomyelin and phosphorylethanolamine

is that sphingomyelin is (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue while phosphorylethanolamine is (chemistry) an ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.