e.) What group of lipids was identified by this test?

Gangliosides can amount to

6% of the weight of lipids
from brain, where they
constitute 10 to 12% of the
total lipid content (20-25% of
the outer layer) of neuronal
membranes

 Sphingolipids are a
class of lipids derived
from the aliphatic
amino alcohol
sphingosine.

These compounds play

important roles in signal
transmission and cell
recognition.
Sphingolipidoses, or
disorders of sphingolipid
metabolism, have particular
impact on neural tissue. A
sphingolipid with an R
group consisting of a
hydrogen atom only is a
ceramide