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And now, Glycolipids are Galactocerebroside
glycolipids! lipids that contain (a type of
a saccharide as a
• Glycolipid sphingoglycolipid)
component.
sphingosine
There are various types
of glycolipids, such as Galactose
sphingoglycolipids and
Fatty acid
glyceroglycolipids.

saccha­
ride

Phospholipids and Lipids Hmm...fatty acids are
glycolipids also contained in a bunch
include fatty acids, Neutral fat of different lipids,
just like neutral
• Neutral lipid aren't they?
lipids do.
• Phospholipid These contain
• Glycolipid fatty acids.
• steroid

That's right! most lipids Kumi, the fatty acids
contain fatty acids. you hate so much
are actually very
They're the stars important.
of the show here, Let's take a
closer look.
actually.

StarS?!
Yeah right!
I'd like to put
their lights out...

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