Phosphocholine

Phosphocholine is transferred from phosphatidylcholine to a ceramide in order to make sphingomyelin.

Phosphocholine is also an intermediate in synthesis of phosphatidylcholine in animals (Figure 19.5)

Phosphocholine + CTP <=> CDP-choline + PPi,

See also: Phosphatidylcholine, Glycerophospholipids, Glycerophospholipid Pathway, Glycerophospholipid Metabolism in Eukaryotes

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> 1. Glycerolipid Metabolism

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