| Description | Phospholipids are major component of the bilayers of all plasma membranes. A single phospholipid molecule consists of a phosphate group on one (``head''), and two side-by-side chains of fatty acids that make up the tails''. The phosphate head groups can be modified with organic molecules such as Choline (Cho). Cho-containing phospholipids (Phosphatidylcholines; PC) are critical for structural membrane integrity, cellular metabolism and signaling either as individual molecules or precursors of secondary messengers. Changes in global synthesis of Cho-containing phospholipids are an essential parameter in analysis of cellular response to both, physiological and pathological conditions, environmental stress, or drug treatment. To date, phospholip |
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