The structure of sphingosine

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A second major class of membrane constituents is built on the amino alcohol sphingosine, rather than on glycerol.

The structure of sphingosine includes a long-chain hydrophobic tail, so it requires the addition of only one fatty acid to make it suitable as a membrane lipid.

If a fatty acid is linked via an amide bond to the NH2 group, the class of sphingolipids referred to as ceramides is obtained.

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