MeSH definition : A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are
composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine)
or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol
and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger
et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed);
MeSH synonym : Sphingolipid;
MeSH hyponym : lysosphingolipids;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingolipid;
A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are
composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine)
or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol
and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger
et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed)