Chemistry of phospholipids
DR ROHINI C SANE
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
DR D Y PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE
EBENE
CLASSIFICATION OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS
• FATTY ACIDS +ALCOHOL+NITRGEN BASE+ PHOSPHARIC ACID
• I GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS ----OR PHOSPHOGLYCERIDE---GLYCEROL
/ALCOHOL
• II SPHINGOPHOSPHOLIPIDS----SPHINGOMYELINS----ALCOHOL –
SPHINGOSINE
GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS
• GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS---MAJOR LIPID IN BIOLOGICAL
MEMBRANE
• GLYCEROL -3-P IS esterified at C1& C2.
• C1---SATURATED FATTY ACID
• C2 ---UNSATURATED FATTY ACID
• TYPE –1—PHOSPHATIDIC ACID
• INTERMEDIADE IN SYNTHESIS OF TRIGLYCEROL
& PHOSPHOLIPIDS
GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS
TYPE 2 –LECITHIN—PHOSPOTIDYL CHOLINE
FATTY ACID +GLYCEROL )CHOLINE
• MOST ABUNDANT GROUP OF PHOSPHOLIPID IN CELL MEMBRANE
• PHOSPHATIDIC ACID + CHOLINE
• STORAGE OF BODY”CHOLINE (DONAR OF METHYL GROU IN METHYLATION
REACTIONS )
• CHOLINE –ACETYL CHOLINE NERVE IMPULSE TRANSMISSION
• LYSOLECITHIN –REMOVAL OF FATTY ACIDS FROM C1 OR C2 OF
LECTHIN
DIPALMITOL LECITHIN –MAINTAIN SURFACE TENSION—ADHERENCE OF INNER
SURFACE OF LUNGS
DEFICIENCY –RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN INFANTS
GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS
TYPE III CEPHALIN ---(PHOSPHOTIDYL ETHANOLAMINE)
FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID -ETHANOLAMINE(NITROGEN BASE )
• CLOTTING FACTOR III THROMBOPLASTIN –CEPHALIN
• FUNCTION HELPS IN CLOTTING OF BLOOD
TYPE IV PHOSPHOTIDYL INOSITOL
FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID—INOSITOL
SECONDARY MESSENGER FOR OXYTOCIN,VASSOPRESSIN
GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS
TYPE V PHOSPHTIDYL SERINE /PHOSPHOTIDYL THREONINE
• FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID+SERINE
• FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID+ THREONINE
• FOUND IN MOST TISSUES
TYPE VI PLASMALOGENS
• FATTY ACIDS LINKED WITH ETHER LINKAGE (NOT ESTER LINKAGE )
FUNCTIONS
• MYELIN SHEETH FORMATION
• CARDIAC MUSCLES
• PLATELET AGGREGATION
GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS
CARDIOLIPINS
FATTY ACIDS +2 GLYCEROL +2PHOSPHARIC ACID(LINKED THROUGH P
GROUP )
ISOLATED FROM HEART MUSCLES
PRESENT IN INNER MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE
ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES
FUNCTIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS
1. Along with structural component of membrane regulate membrane
permeability
2. ( lecithin /cephalin /cardiolipin )—present in electron transport
chain –assist in cell respiration
3. Amphipathic nature – combine with polar & nonpolar compounds
4 .absorption of fat from intestine
5.lipoprotein synthesis---lipid transport (LDL/VLDL/HDL)
6.PREVENT FATTY LIVER—REGARDED AS LIPOTROPIC FACTORS
7.SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDINS /PROSTCYCLINS /THROMBOXANES
PHOSPHOLIPIDSARACHIDONIC ACIDS-EICOSANOIDS
FUNCTIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS
9. REVERSE CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT
• Eg LDL carrier of endogenous Cholesterol (LIVER TO PERIFERAL
TISSUE)
• VLDL carrier of endogenous TRIGLYCEROL (LIVER TO PERIFERAL
TISSUE)
10.SURFACTANT –(LOWERING SURFACE TENSION )—eg –Dipalmitoyl
phosphatidyl choline –lung surfactant –deficiency respiratory distress
syndrome
11.Singnal transmission across the membrane
12.Component of bile –emulsification of fat
Phospholipids—Glycolipids /Sphingolipid
1) fatty acid + glycerol+ nitrogen base + p >>>Glycerophospholipid
2) fatty acid + spingol /sphingosine>>ceramide
3) fatty acid + sphingosine+ Nitrogen base > sphingophospholipids
Ceramide
4) fatty acids + sphingosine + carbohydrate *>>>Glycolipids
Ceramide + galactose *>>>>
Ceramide+ glucose *>>>>
5) fatty acid + sphingosine + glucose+ ( galactose ---n
acetylgalactosamine—galactose )+ NANA ( N ACETYL neuaminic
acid )
Ceramide +glucose + galactose ---n acetylgalactosamine—
galactose )+NANA
…………. Gangliosides
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
• LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DEFECT
• INHERITED DISORDERS ( GENETIC DISEASE)
• ACCUMULATION OF COMPLEX LIPIDS-----
SPHINGOLIPID/SPHINOMYELINS)
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
•
• GAUCHER”S DISEASE
• GLUCOCERBROSIDES----------------------GLUCOSE + CERAMIDE
• (GLU –CER) BETA GLUCOSIDASE
• SYMPTOMS
• ENLARGEMENT OF LIVER SPLEEN
• OSTEOPOROSIS
• PIGMATION OF SKIN
• ANAEMIA
• MENTAL RETARDATION
• FATAL
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
• KRABB”S DISEASE
• BETA GALACTOSIDASE
• GALACTOCERBROSIDES--------------------------GALACTOSE + CERAMIDES
• (GAL-CER)
• Absence of myelin in nervous tissue
• Mental retardation
• Convulsions
• Blindness
• Deafness
• Fatal in early life
•
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
• Niemann”s Pick”s Disease
• sphingomylinase
• Sphingomylin ----------------------- - choline p+ ceramide
• (choline-p-cer)
• Accumulation of sphingomyelins in liver & spleen-----
enlargement
• Mental retardation
• Death early childhood
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
• Faber”s disease
• Ceramidase
• Ceramide --------------------fatty acid + sphingosine
• Symptoms
• Skeletal deformation
• Subcutaneous nodules
• Dermatitis
• Mental redardation
• Fatal in early life
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
• GANGLIOSIDES -----COMPLEX GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS FOUND IN
GANGLIONS.
• THEY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE MOLECULES OF NANA (N acetyl
neuraminic acid) BOUND TO CERAMIDE OLIGO SACCHARRIDES.
• DEFECT IN DEGRDTION OF GANGLIOSIDES CAUSES
GANGLIOSIDOSIS----
• TAY SACH” S DISEASE
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
DISEASE DEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS
NIEMANN”S
PICK
SPHINGOMYLINASE SPHINGOMYELINS ENLARGED LIVER &
SPLEEN MENTAL
RETARDATION
FABERS CERAMIDASE CERAMIDE PAINFUL JOINTS AND
DEFORMED JOINTS
GAUCHER”S Β GLUCOSIDASE GLUCOCEREBROSIDE ENLARGED LIVER &
SPLEEN MENTAL
RETARDATION,
OSTEOPOROSIS
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
DISEASE DEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS
KRABB”S
DISEASE
BETA
GALACTOSIDASE
GALACTOCEREBROSIDE ENLARGED LIVER &
SPLEEN, ABSENCE OF
MYELIN FORMATION
MENTAL RETARDATION
TAY SACH”S
DISEASE
Hexosaminidase Ganglioside GM2 BLINDNESS
PAINFUL JOINTS AND
DEFORMED JOINTS
ENLARGED LIVER &
SPLEEN MENTAL
RETARDATION,
DEATH 2-3 YRS
LIPID STORAGE DISEASE
DISEASE DEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS
FABRY”S ALPHA
GALACTOSIDASE
CERAMIDE TRIHEXOSIDE RENAL FAILURE ,SKIN
RASH ,PAIN IN LOWER
EXTREMITIS
Tay Sach disease: Inheritance
It is inherited as an autosomal recessive traits, with
a predilection in the Ashkenazi Jewish population,
where the carrier frequency is about 1/25.
Diagnosis of Tay-Sach disease
• is usually suspected in an infant with neurologic features and a cherry-red spot.
• Enzymatic Assays-Definitive diagnosis is by determination of the level of ß-hexosaminidase A
in isolated blood leukocytes.
• Fine needle Aspiration Cytology of brain tissue – can show the degree of neuronal
degeneration. FNAC has a great potential for diagnosis and follow-up of Tay-Sachs disease
• Prenatal screening-Future at-risk pregnancies for both disorders can be monitored by
prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or chorionic villous sampling.
• Carrier screening- Identification of carriers within families is also possible by ß-
hexosaminidase A and B determination.
LIPOSOMES --NANO DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
LIPOSOMES
• SELECTIVE FUSION OF LIPOSOMES WITH TARGET CELLS –
CONTROLLING DRUG DELIVERY TO SPECIFIC CELLS –CANCER
TREATMENT
• REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS OF TOXIC DRUGS
• IMPROVE PHARMOCOKINETIC &PHARMACODYMICS OF DRUGS
Detergents
I NATURAL a. Bile Salts &bile acids
Emulsification of fat in GIT
II SYNTHETIC
A. Anionic –SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE (USED IN
ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS )
PROTEIN +SDS = SOLUBILIZATION OF
PROTEINS(SO4 IMPARS NEGATIVE CHARGE ) ---
IMPARTS NEGATIVE CHARGE
B.CATIONIC ---CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM
BROMIDE (CTAB)
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS (HAND WASH CREAMS )
DESTROYING BACTERIAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN
CARRY POSITIVE CHARGE.
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Chemistry of Phospholipids
Chemistry of Phospholipids
Chemistry of Phospholipids
Chemistry of Phospholipids

Chemistry of Phospholipids

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    Chemistry of phospholipids DRROHINI C SANE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY DR D Y PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE EBENE
  • 2.
    CLASSIFICATION OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS •FATTY ACIDS +ALCOHOL+NITRGEN BASE+ PHOSPHARIC ACID • I GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS ----OR PHOSPHOGLYCERIDE---GLYCEROL /ALCOHOL • II SPHINGOPHOSPHOLIPIDS----SPHINGOMYELINS----ALCOHOL – SPHINGOSINE
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    GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS • GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS---MAJOR LIPIDIN BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANE • GLYCEROL -3-P IS esterified at C1& C2. • C1---SATURATED FATTY ACID • C2 ---UNSATURATED FATTY ACID • TYPE –1—PHOSPHATIDIC ACID • INTERMEDIADE IN SYNTHESIS OF TRIGLYCEROL & PHOSPHOLIPIDS
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    GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS TYPE 2 –LECITHIN—PHOSPOTIDYLCHOLINE FATTY ACID +GLYCEROL )CHOLINE • MOST ABUNDANT GROUP OF PHOSPHOLIPID IN CELL MEMBRANE • PHOSPHATIDIC ACID + CHOLINE • STORAGE OF BODY”CHOLINE (DONAR OF METHYL GROU IN METHYLATION REACTIONS ) • CHOLINE –ACETYL CHOLINE NERVE IMPULSE TRANSMISSION • LYSOLECITHIN –REMOVAL OF FATTY ACIDS FROM C1 OR C2 OF LECTHIN DIPALMITOL LECITHIN –MAINTAIN SURFACE TENSION—ADHERENCE OF INNER SURFACE OF LUNGS DEFICIENCY –RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN INFANTS
  • 9.
    GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS TYPE III CEPHALIN---(PHOSPHOTIDYL ETHANOLAMINE) FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID -ETHANOLAMINE(NITROGEN BASE ) • CLOTTING FACTOR III THROMBOPLASTIN –CEPHALIN • FUNCTION HELPS IN CLOTTING OF BLOOD TYPE IV PHOSPHOTIDYL INOSITOL FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID—INOSITOL SECONDARY MESSENGER FOR OXYTOCIN,VASSOPRESSIN
  • 10.
    GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS TYPE V PHOSPHTIDYLSERINE /PHOSPHOTIDYL THREONINE • FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID+SERINE • FATTY ACIDS +GLYCEROL +PHOSPHARIC ACID+ THREONINE • FOUND IN MOST TISSUES TYPE VI PLASMALOGENS • FATTY ACIDS LINKED WITH ETHER LINKAGE (NOT ESTER LINKAGE ) FUNCTIONS • MYELIN SHEETH FORMATION • CARDIAC MUSCLES • PLATELET AGGREGATION
  • 11.
    GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS CARDIOLIPINS FATTY ACIDS +2GLYCEROL +2PHOSPHARIC ACID(LINKED THROUGH P GROUP ) ISOLATED FROM HEART MUSCLES PRESENT IN INNER MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES
  • 12.
    FUNCTIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS 1.Along with structural component of membrane regulate membrane permeability 2. ( lecithin /cephalin /cardiolipin )—present in electron transport chain –assist in cell respiration 3. Amphipathic nature – combine with polar & nonpolar compounds 4 .absorption of fat from intestine 5.lipoprotein synthesis---lipid transport (LDL/VLDL/HDL) 6.PREVENT FATTY LIVER—REGARDED AS LIPOTROPIC FACTORS 7.SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDINS /PROSTCYCLINS /THROMBOXANES PHOSPHOLIPIDSARACHIDONIC ACIDS-EICOSANOIDS
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    FUNCTIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS 9.REVERSE CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT • Eg LDL carrier of endogenous Cholesterol (LIVER TO PERIFERAL TISSUE) • VLDL carrier of endogenous TRIGLYCEROL (LIVER TO PERIFERAL TISSUE) 10.SURFACTANT –(LOWERING SURFACE TENSION )—eg –Dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline –lung surfactant –deficiency respiratory distress syndrome 11.Singnal transmission across the membrane 12.Component of bile –emulsification of fat
  • 15.
    Phospholipids—Glycolipids /Sphingolipid 1) fattyacid + glycerol+ nitrogen base + p >>>Glycerophospholipid 2) fatty acid + spingol /sphingosine>>ceramide 3) fatty acid + sphingosine+ Nitrogen base > sphingophospholipids Ceramide 4) fatty acids + sphingosine + carbohydrate *>>>Glycolipids Ceramide + galactose *>>>> Ceramide+ glucose *>>>> 5) fatty acid + sphingosine + glucose+ ( galactose ---n acetylgalactosamine—galactose )+ NANA ( N ACETYL neuaminic acid ) Ceramide +glucose + galactose ---n acetylgalactosamine— galactose )+NANA …………. Gangliosides
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    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE •LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DEFECT • INHERITED DISORDERS ( GENETIC DISEASE) • ACCUMULATION OF COMPLEX LIPIDS----- SPHINGOLIPID/SPHINOMYELINS)
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    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE • •GAUCHER”S DISEASE • GLUCOCERBROSIDES----------------------GLUCOSE + CERAMIDE • (GLU –CER) BETA GLUCOSIDASE • SYMPTOMS • ENLARGEMENT OF LIVER SPLEEN • OSTEOPOROSIS • PIGMATION OF SKIN • ANAEMIA • MENTAL RETARDATION • FATAL
  • 18.
    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE •KRABB”S DISEASE • BETA GALACTOSIDASE • GALACTOCERBROSIDES--------------------------GALACTOSE + CERAMIDES • (GAL-CER) • Absence of myelin in nervous tissue • Mental retardation • Convulsions • Blindness • Deafness • Fatal in early life •
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    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE •Niemann”s Pick”s Disease • sphingomylinase • Sphingomylin ----------------------- - choline p+ ceramide • (choline-p-cer) • Accumulation of sphingomyelins in liver & spleen----- enlargement • Mental retardation • Death early childhood
  • 20.
    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE •Faber”s disease • Ceramidase • Ceramide --------------------fatty acid + sphingosine • Symptoms • Skeletal deformation • Subcutaneous nodules • Dermatitis • Mental redardation • Fatal in early life
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    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE •GANGLIOSIDES -----COMPLEX GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS FOUND IN GANGLIONS. • THEY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE MOLECULES OF NANA (N acetyl neuraminic acid) BOUND TO CERAMIDE OLIGO SACCHARRIDES. • DEFECT IN DEGRDTION OF GANGLIOSIDES CAUSES GANGLIOSIDOSIS---- • TAY SACH” S DISEASE
  • 22.
    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE DISEASEDEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS NIEMANN”S PICK SPHINGOMYLINASE SPHINGOMYELINS ENLARGED LIVER & SPLEEN MENTAL RETARDATION FABERS CERAMIDASE CERAMIDE PAINFUL JOINTS AND DEFORMED JOINTS GAUCHER”S Β GLUCOSIDASE GLUCOCEREBROSIDE ENLARGED LIVER & SPLEEN MENTAL RETARDATION, OSTEOPOROSIS
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    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE DISEASEDEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS KRABB”S DISEASE BETA GALACTOSIDASE GALACTOCEREBROSIDE ENLARGED LIVER & SPLEEN, ABSENCE OF MYELIN FORMATION MENTAL RETARDATION TAY SACH”S DISEASE Hexosaminidase Ganglioside GM2 BLINDNESS PAINFUL JOINTS AND DEFORMED JOINTS ENLARGED LIVER & SPLEEN MENTAL RETARDATION, DEATH 2-3 YRS
  • 24.
    LIPID STORAGE DISEASE DISEASEDEFECTIVE ENZYME STORAGE COMPOUND SYMPTOMS FABRY”S ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE CERAMIDE TRIHEXOSIDE RENAL FAILURE ,SKIN RASH ,PAIN IN LOWER EXTREMITIS
  • 26.
    Tay Sach disease:Inheritance It is inherited as an autosomal recessive traits, with a predilection in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, where the carrier frequency is about 1/25.
  • 27.
    Diagnosis of Tay-Sachdisease • is usually suspected in an infant with neurologic features and a cherry-red spot. • Enzymatic Assays-Definitive diagnosis is by determination of the level of ß-hexosaminidase A in isolated blood leukocytes. • Fine needle Aspiration Cytology of brain tissue – can show the degree of neuronal degeneration. FNAC has a great potential for diagnosis and follow-up of Tay-Sachs disease • Prenatal screening-Future at-risk pregnancies for both disorders can be monitored by prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or chorionic villous sampling. • Carrier screening- Identification of carriers within families is also possible by ß- hexosaminidase A and B determination.
  • 28.
    LIPOSOMES --NANO DRUGDELIVERY SYSTEM
  • 29.
    LIPOSOMES • SELECTIVE FUSIONOF LIPOSOMES WITH TARGET CELLS – CONTROLLING DRUG DELIVERY TO SPECIFIC CELLS –CANCER TREATMENT • REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS OF TOXIC DRUGS • IMPROVE PHARMOCOKINETIC &PHARMACODYMICS OF DRUGS
  • 31.
    Detergents I NATURAL a.Bile Salts &bile acids Emulsification of fat in GIT II SYNTHETIC A. Anionic –SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE (USED IN ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS ) PROTEIN +SDS = SOLUBILIZATION OF PROTEINS(SO4 IMPARS NEGATIVE CHARGE ) --- IMPARTS NEGATIVE CHARGE B.CATIONIC ---CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE (CTAB) ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS (HAND WASH CREAMS ) DESTROYING BACTERIAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN CARRY POSITIVE CHARGE.
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