Enzymatic synthesis and decarboxylation of phosphatidylserine in Tetrahymena pyriformis
Cell-free extracts of the protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis have been found to catalyze the following reactions: Phosphatidylethanolamine+L-Serine⇌Phosphatidylserine+EthanolaminePhosphatidylserine→Phosphatidylethanolamine+CO2Net:L-Serine→Ethanolamine+CO2The biosynthesis of phosphatidylserine in this...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1970-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520429499 |