Table 1 of
Cobb, Mol Vis 2002;
8:85-93.
Table 1. Lens Cortical Fiber Cell Membrane Phospholipid Composition
The phospholipid distribution from a clear 35 year old human les is listed below [20]. The missing 2.6% is composed of uncharacterized phospholipids.
mole% of Lipid Phospholipids --------------------------------------- ------------- Dihydrosphingomyelin 43.7 Phosphatidylethanolamine 21.6 Lysophosphatidylethanolamine Phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogen Phosphatidylglycerol 11.7 Lysophosphatidylglycerol Sphingomyelin 9.7 Phosphatidylcholine 5.4 Lysophosphatidylcholine Phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen Phosphatidic acid 2.6 Phosphatidylserine 1.9 Phosphatidylinositol 0.8 |