Meaning of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol | Babel Free

Definitions

A glycerophospholipid that, along with galactosyldiacylglycerol, is an important component of membranes of chloroplasts and related organelles and one of the most abundant lipids in photosynthetic tissues.

Examples

“Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol lipids have also been identified in phototrophic and a few other bacterial species.”

“There are four major glyceroplipid components in the thylakoid membranes, namely, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG).”

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