sphingomyelin

Introduction

The most common fatty acids found in sphingomyelin are palmitic, stearic, lignoceric & nervonic acid. Sphingomyelin in myelin contains mainly lignoceric & nervonic acid; that in grey matter, largely stearic acid.

More general terms

• sphingolipid
• phospholipid

Additional terms

• sphingomyelin synthase (phosphatidylcholine:ceramide cholinephosphotransferase)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5260
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5283589
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=194778
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5283588