Complex Lipids Flashcards
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structure of glycerophospholipids
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- predominant phospholipids in cell membranes
- amphipathic with a polar head group attached through at phosphodiester bond to carbon 3 of DAG
- two FA chains form an ester bon to C1 and C2 and are non-polar
- phosphatidic acid is the simplest
- PS, PC, PE
2
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cadiolipin
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- two molecules of phosphatidic acid esterified through their phosphate to a glycerol
- found in membranes of bacteria and eukaryotic cells
- within eukaryotic cells cardiolipin is found in the inner mitochondrial membrane
- supports the structure and function of certain respiratory complexes in the ETC
3
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ether glycerophospholipids
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- in plasmalogens the FA at C1 has an unsaturated alkyl group attached to glycerol by ether linkage (CH=CH instead of C=O)
- acyl group at C2 (FA)
- phosphatidAL ethanolamine-abundant in nerve tissue
- platelet activating factor has saturated alkyl group linked by an ether linkage (CH2-CH2 vs C=O)
- acetyl group at C2 (methyl)
- synthesized by many cells and binds to specific surface receptors stimulating thrombotic and acute inflammatory responses
- phosphatidalvcholine is enriched in heart muscle
- phosphatidalserine and choline are the two most abundant ether lipids in mammals
4
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sphingomyelin
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- backbone is sphingosine
- LCFA attached to amino group through amide bond and makes ceramide
- alcohol at C1 becomes esterified to phosphoryl choline to form sphingomyelin
- only major sphingophospholipid in humans and is found in many membranes
- highly enriched in the myelin sheath wrapped around axons
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glycosphingolipids
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- differ from sphingomyelin because they have a sugar attached to the ceramide by an O- glycosidic bond (O-CH2)
- sugar is the polar head group
- ceramide is tail
6
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cerebroside
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- simple uncharged glycosphingolipid with one galactose or glucose
- galactocerebroside
- found in central and peripheral nervous tissue and are enriched in the myelin sheath
7
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globosides
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- ceramide oligosaccharides
- produced by attaching monosacchardies to a glucocerbroside
- ceramide-glu-glc or lactosyl ceramide
- include substituted sugars
- N acetyl galactosamine
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gangliosides
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- negatively charged acidic glycosphingolipids
- contain NANA/sialic acid and sulfatides
- derivatives of ceramide oligosaccharides
- contain one or more sialic acid residue,mono,di,tri,quatro
- additional numbers and letter as a subscript designate the sequence of sugars attached to ceramide
- found primarily in ganglion cells of the CNS and are enriched at nerve endings
9
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role of complex lipids in membrane structure and function
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- phospholipids tend to bury the non-polar FA chains within the hydrophobic core of the bilayer or micelle
- asymmetric distribution of lipids
- choline (PC and SM) and glycolipids on outside
- amine containing (PE and PS) and inositol in inner leaflet
- capable of lateral mobility and slower flip flop across membranes
- regulates activity of membrane enzymes and receptors and creating specialized cholesterol, sphingolipid and glycolipid rich lipid rafts
10
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lipid rafts
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-involved in functions as diverse as assembly of signaling molecule, involvement in membrane protein trafficking, regulating neuro transmission and receptor trafficking
11
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flippases
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- required for flipping of PL and SM against concentration gradient
- flopping down gradient requires scramblases or floppases
12
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lung surfactant
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-dipalitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is PC with C1 and C2 esterified with palmitate
-produced and secreted from type II pneumocytes
-major component of surfactant
-other components are PG, apoproteins, SP-A, B, C and cholesterol
-lung surfactant resudes the surface tension of the alveoli of the lung and prevents their collapse
-deficiency in the synthesis of the components of lung surfactant leads to respiratory distress syndrome
(reduces pressure needed to fill them and prevents their collapse)
13
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PIP2
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second pathway
- inositol added to CMP-DAG
- can go to PIP2
- then enriched in cytosolic leaflet
14
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phospholipase A2
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- present in many mammalian tissues and pancreatic juice, snake and bee venom
- pancreatic secretions rich in proenzyme, activated by trypsin and requires bile salts for activity
- acting on PI, releases arachidonic acid
- inhibited by glucocorticoids
- cleaves at C1 and C2
- leaves lysophospholipids
- -can remove FA chains from membrane associated phospholipids
- chains can then be replaced with new ones by FA coa transferase
- surfactant is enriched this way
- also why carbon 2 of PI is associated with arachionic acid
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phospholipase A1
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- present in many mammalian tissues
- cleaves at C1 and 2
- leaves lysophospholipids
- can remove FA chains from membrane associated phospholipids
- chains can then be replaced with new ones by FA coa transferase
- surfactant is enriched this way
- also why carbon 2 of PI is associated with arachionic acid
