sphingomyelins


sphin·go·my·e·lins

(sfing'gō-mī'ĕ-linz), A group of phospholipids, found in brain, spinal cord, kidney, and egg yolk, containing 1-phosphocholine (choline O-phosphate) combined with a ceramide (a long-chain fatty acid linked to the nitrogen of a long-chain base, such as sphingosine). Synonym(s): ceramide 1-phosphorylcholine, phosphosphingosides

sphin·go·my·e·lins

(sfing'gō-mī'ĕ-linz) A group of phospholipids, found in brain, spinal cord, kidney, and egg yolk, containing 1-phosphocholine (choline O-phosphate) combined with a ceramide.