glycosphingolipids and eicosanoids

Question 1

glycosphingolipids are important for what 3 things

Answer 1

• nerve fibers
• cell growth and development
• antigenic ( blood group, fetal development, tumor antigens)

Question 2

glycosphingolipids are

Answer 2

glycolipids derived from ceramides-LCFA attached to sphingosine

Question 3

Eicosanoids are formed of ?

Answer 3

20 carbon fatty acids and arachidonic acid

Question 4

Prostaglandins, prostacyclin, leukotrienes are what?

Answer 4

Eicosanoids

Question 5

autacoids are short lived mediators, mediated via?

Answer 5

GPCRs