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Sphingomyelin vs Phosphorylethanolamine - What's the difference?

sphingomyelin | phosphorylethanolamine |

As nouns the difference between sphingomyelin and phosphorylethanolamine

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

sphingomyelin

English

Noun

(wikipedia sphingomyelin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue

    • phosphorylethanolamine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phosphorylethanolamine)
  • (chemistry) An ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.