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Phospholipids are a class of lipids and are a major component of all cell membranes as they can form lipid bilayer.

The further classification if a s follows:

Most phospholipids contain a diglyceride,a phosphate group,and a simple organic molecule such as choline.

  1. Diacylglyceride structures
    • phosphatidic acid (phosphatidate) (PA)
    • phosphatidylethanolamine (cephalin) (PE)
    • phosphatidylecholine (lecithin) (PC)
    • phosphatidylserine(PS)
    • Phosphoinositides:
      • Phosphatidylinositol(PI)
      • Phosphatidylinositol phosphate(PIP)
      • Phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate(PIP2)
      • phosphatidylinositol triphosphate(PIP3)
  • Phosphosphingolipids
    • Ceramide phosphorylcholine(sphingomylin)
    • Ceramide phosphorylethanolamene
    • Ceramide phosphorylglycerol
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