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Why is the headgroup of glycolipids still intact in ancient sediments?

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Why is the headgroup of glycolipids still intact in ancient sediments?



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Sugar is slightly stronger attached to the long chain – ether bond in glycolipid (degrades slow) vs. ester bond in IPL (degrades fast)


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