Identifying Specific Lipid Functions Practice Test

Which of the following functions is not compromised due to low levels of lipids?

After a serum test, it is observed that a patient has very low levels of a substance. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and infrared (IR) analysis reveal that the substance has a three-carbon backbone that has two, long hydrocarbon chains and a phosphate group attached. Which of the following structures is most likely compromised in this patient?