Mesh term Proteolipids
Browse to parent terms:Membrane Lipids
Proteins
Description
Protein-lipid combinations abundant in brain tissue, but also present in a wide variety of animal and plant tissues. In contrast to lipoproteins, they are insoluble in water, but soluble in a chloroform-methanol mixture. The protein moiety has a high content of hydrophobic amino acids. The associated lipids consist of a mixture of GLYCEROPHOSPHATES; CEREBROSIDES; and SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; while lipoproteins contain PHOSPHOLIPIDS; CHOLESTEROL; and TRIGLYCERIDES.Browse to child terms:
Myelin Proteolipid Protein
Myelin and Lymphocyte-Associated Proteolipid Proteins
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C
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