Which component is NOT a part of plasmalogen biosynthesis?
A)CDP-ethanolamine
B)fatty acyl-CoA
C)long-chain alcohol
D)glycerol

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Glycerol is not involved in plasmalogen biosynthesis. Plasmalogens are synthesized by the remodeling of phosphatidylethanolamines via a pathway that involves the enzymatic addition of a long-chain alcohol to the sn-1 position of diacylglycerophospholipids, which is followed by the oxidation of the newly inserted alkene to form the vinyl ether linkage in the sn-1 position of the plasmalogen. This process requires CDP-ethanolamine, fatty acyl-CoA, and a long-chain alcohol, but not glycerol.

Which Component Is NOT a Part of Plasmalogen Biosynthesis