[Plant sulfolipids].
Plant sulpholipid, sulphoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG), represents about 12% of the lipid mass in higher plants and as the lipid with net negative charge is capable to play a specific role in the structural organisation of the membrane. SQDG appears to be concentrated mainly in the plant chloroplasts, as in envelope so and in lamellar membranes; higher plant chloroplasts are considered to be completely autonomous for SQDG synthesis both the DAG moiety and the head group. The possible pathway of SQDG biosyntheses and functions are discussed.
Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine. plant@biocc.univ.kiev.ua
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D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
D008055:Lipids; C015518:sulfolipids