XMAP215 binds free tubulin subunits and delivers them to the plus end of a microtubule, dramatically accelerating polymerization.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

In triacylglycerols, glycerophospholipids, galactolipids, and sulfolipids, the alkyl groups are fatty acids in ester linkage. 

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#Id: 8091

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Plasmalogens are ether glycerophospholipids in which the alkyl moiety is cis-a, b-unsaturated

      

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#Id: 8092

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The peroxisome is the primary site of plasmalogen synthesis.

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#Id: 8093

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

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#Id: 8094

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Platelet-activating factor has a long ether-linked alkyl chain at C-1 of glycerol, but C-2 is ester-linked to acetic acid, which makes the compound much more water-soluble than most glycerophospholipids and plasmalogens.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Platelet-activating factor released from basophils and stimulates platelet aggregation and the release of vasoconstrictor serotonin from platelets.