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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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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The cytosolic isozyme has two distinct functions. It catalyzes the conversion of citrate to isocitrate, providing the substrate for a cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase that generates NADPH as reducing power for fatty acid synthesis and other anabolic processes in the cytosol. It also has a role in cellular iron homeostasis.