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Occurrence of unusual molecular species of sphingomyelin containing 28-34-carbon polyenoic fatty acids in ram spermatozoa

Year: 1987

Type: article

Abstract: The high levels of very long chain fatty acids found in ram spermatozoa are located almost exclusively in one of two separable species of sphingomyelin. Mass spectral analysis, including fast atom bombardment of the purified sphingomyelin, has shown the fatty acids to have a carbon chain length of between 28 and 34, with between four and six double bonds, and to belong predominantly to the n-3 series.

Source: Biochemical Journal

DOI: 10.1042/bj2480961

Authors: A Poulos, D W Johnson, K Beckman, I G White, C Easton

Institutions: Women's and Children's Hospital, The University of Sydney, The University of Adelaide

Language: English

Topic: Sperm and Testicular Function

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W2336565533