Plasmalogens belong to which group of compounds:: (A) Phospholipid, (B) Sphingolipids, (C) Aminosugars, (D) None of the above
Answer is A. These compounds constitute as much as 10% of the phospholipids of brain and muscle. Structurally, the plasmalogens resemble phosphatidylethanolamine but possess an ether link on the sn-1 carbon instead of the ester link found in acylglycerols. Ref: Harper 28th edition, chapter 16.