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Review
. 2019 Apr;1864(4):512-521.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.12.013. Epub 2019 Jan 6.

1-Deoxysphingolipids

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Review

1-Deoxysphingolipids

M A Lone et al. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Sphingolipids (SLs) are fundamental components of eukaryotic cells. 1-Deoxysphingolipids differ structurally from canonical SLs as they lack the essential C1-OH group. Consequently, 1-deoxysphingolipids cannot be converted to complex sphingolipids and are not degraded over the canonical catabolic pathways. Pathologically elevated 1-deoxySLs are involved in several disease conditions. Within this review, we will provide an up-to-date overview on the metabolic, physiological and pathophysiological aspects of this enigmatic class of "headless" sphingolipids.

Keywords: Alanine; Atypical sphingolipids; Glycine; HSAN1; Serine; Sphingolipid metabolism; T2DM.

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