Which important component of cell wall has carbohydrate moiety
A. Phosphoglyceride
B. Triacylglycerol C. Sphingomyelin
D. Cholesterol
E. GM2 Gangliosides
Ans. E. GM2 Gangliosides :
• The major lipids in mammalian membranes are
— Phospholipids
— Glycosphingolipids
— Cholesterol
• Among these, lipid with carbohydrate component is glycosphingolipids. They are
—Cerebrosides
—Gangliosides
• Phosphoglycerides = Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphate + Nitrogenous or Non- Nitrogenous group (choline, ethanolamine, serine and inositol)
• Sphingomyelin fatty acid sphingosine + phosphate - Nitrogenous group
