Multiple choice

Which of the following fatty acid derivatives is found in the brain?

  1. Phosphatidylcholine

  2. Phosphatidylinositol

  3. Phosphatidylethanolamine

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Phosphatidylethanolamine (Cephalin) is found in all living cells. Although in human physiology, it is found particularly in nervous tissue such as the white matter of the brain, nerves, neural tissue and in the spinal cord.

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