Table 3.3 Composition of the phospholipids in milk from various species (expressed as mol YO of total lipid phosphorus)
Phosphatidyl- Phosphatidyl- Phosphatidyl- Phosphatidyl- Lysophospho-
Species choline ethanolamine serine inositol Sphingomyelin lipids“
cow
Sheep
Buffalo
Goat
Camel
Ass
Pig
Human
Cat
Rat
Guinea-pig
Rabbit
Mouse‘
Mink
34.5
29.2
27.8
25.7
24.0
26.3
21.6
27.9
25.8
38.0
35.7
32.6
32.8
52.831.8
36.0
29.6
33.2
35.9
32.1
36.8
25.9
22.0
31.6
38.0
30.0
39.8
10.03.1
3.1
3.9
6.9
4.9
3.1
3.4
5.8
2.7
3.2
3.2
5.2
10.8
3.64.1
3.4
4.2
5Ab
5.9
3.8
3.3
4.2
7.8b
4.9
7.1b
5.8’
3.6
6.625.2
28.3
32.1
21.9
28.3
34.1
34.9
31.1
31.9
19.2
11.0
24.9
12.5
15.30.8
2.4
0.5
1 .o5.1
3.4
3.1
2.0
0.4
8.3“Mainly lysophosphatidylcholine but also lysophosphatidylethanolamine.
bAlso contains lysophosphatidylethanolamine.
‘Analysis of milk fat globule membrane phospholipids.
From Christie (1995).