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EVIDENCE was obtained previously1–3 that cardiolipin is composed of two phosphoric acid, three glycerol and four fatty acid residues. According to this structure the polyglycerophosphate skeleton (1) has five hydroxyl groups available for esterification. 
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MACFARLANE, M., WHEELDON, L. Position of the Fatty Acids in Cardiolipin. Nature 183, 1808 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831808a0
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