Signal sequences

contain one or more positively charged amino acids adjacent to a continuous stretch of 6–12 hydrophobic residues (known as the hydrophobic core)

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The venoms of poisonous snakes contain (among other things) a class of enzymes known as phospholipases, enzymes that cause the breakdown of phospholipids

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Phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, and phosphatidylinositols all are anionic phospholipids

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Diphosphatidylglycerol or Cardiolipin are synthesized within the mitochondria

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In cardiolipin, two phosphatidic acids share a single glycerol (R1 and R2 are fatty acyl groups).

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Sphingolipids contain a single fatty acid, in amide linkage to the sphingosine backbone.

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