Structural lipids

Structural lipids are fatty substances ( lipids ) that help build biological structures, especially cell membranes .

In addition to non-polar fatty acids , these lipids also contain other polar residual groups. According to these residual groups, they are classified chemically as

• Phospholipids (with phosphate residue )
• Glycolipids (with sugar residue )

See also : structural protein

Individual evidence

1. ↑ M. Butler, N. Huzel, N. Barnabé, T. Gray, L. Bajno: Linoleic acid improves the robustness of cells in agitated cultures. In: Cytotechnology. Volume 30, Numbers 1-3, July 1999, pp. 27-36, doi : 10.1023 / A: 1008048126055 . PMID 19003353 . PMC 3449933 (free full text).