Platelet-Activating Factor Is Much More Water Soluble Than Most Other

question 71

Multiple Choice

Platelet-activating factor is much more water soluble than most other glycerophospholipids due to which feature?

• A) its ether-linked alkyl chain at the C-1 of glycerol
• B) its ester-linked acetic acid at the C-2 of glycerol
• C) its ethanolamine head group
• D) its lack of any long alkyl chains linked to glycerol
• E) the presence of sphingosine, rather than glycerol, as a lipid backbone

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