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Glycolipids and Other Glycosides

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Plant Carbohydrates I

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((921,volume 13 / A))

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Biological membranes contain a great variety of lipid types, including several different phospholipids, a number of glycerides, sterols and their derivatives, and other complex lipids. One rather interesting group of lipids are the glycolipids which are found in many membraneous structures such as plasmalemma, mitochondria, chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum, and so on. Generally, glycolipids are thought to be minor components in terms of their concentrations in tissue, but in some cases they may be present in substantial amounts. For example, the data presented in Table 1 show the amounts of certain glycolipids found in photosynthetic tissues. In chloroplasts, 30% of the total lipids may be monogalactosyl diglycerides while another 15% may be the digalactosyl diglycerides. In a variety of leaves, the mono- and digalactosyl diglycerides may represent 20% to 45% of the total lipids (Hithcock and Nichols 1971). Other types of glycolipids such as steryl glucosides or lipid-linked saccharides may be present in much smaller amounts.

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    Frank A. Loewus

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    Widmar Tanner

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Elbein, A.D. (1982). Glycolipids and Other Glycosides. In: Loewus, F.A., Tanner, W. (eds) Plant Carbohydrates I. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 13 / A. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68275-9_15

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