Table 2.
Lipid components in human sperm cells.
| Component | nmol/108 cells |
| Phospholipid | |
| Choline diacylglycerophospholipid | 37.0 |
| Ethanolamine diacylglycerophospholipid | 31.5 |
| Choline plasmalogen | 12.5 |
| Ethanolamine plasmalogen | 20.0 |
| Phosphatidilserine | 8.5 |
| Phosphatidylinositol | 6.1 |
| Phosphatidyloglycerol | 0.6 |
| Sphingomyelin | 20.0 |
| Cardiolipin | 2.1 |
| Total phospholipids | 138.3 |
| Fatty acids | |
| Saturated fatty acids | |
| Hexadecanoic (palmitic) | 105.5 |
| Octadecanoic (stearic) | 35.9 |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | |
| Octadenoic (oleic) | 32.6 |
| Octadecadienoic (linoleic) | 23.2 |
| Icosatrienoic | 14.9 |
| Icosatetraenoic (arachidonic) | 20.1 |
| Docosahexaenoic | 108.0 |
| Sterols | |
| Cholesterol | 133.0 |
| Desmosterol | 78.5 |
| Total sterols | 211.5 |
| Glycolipids | 6.4 |