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Phospholipid vs Sphingolipid - What's the difference?

phospholipid | sphingolipid |

As nouns the difference between phospholipid and sphingolipid

is that phospholipid is (chemistry) any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes while sphingolipid is (biochemistry) any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives.

phospholipid

English

Noun

(wikipedia phospholipid) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes

    • Synonyms

    * phosphatide

    sphingolipid

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sphingolipid) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives