Biosynthesis of 1,2-dieicosapentaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in Caenorhabditis elegans

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 189-195

  Tanaka, Tamotsu ^a   Izuwa, Shinya ^b   Tanaka, Katsuhisa ^b   Yamamoto, Daisuke ^b   Takimoto, Tatsunori ^b   Matsuura, Fumito ^b   Satouchi, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acyltransferase; Caenorhabditis elegans; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Nematode; Phosphatidylcholine

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; HELMINTH PROTEIN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; STEARIC ACID;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESTERIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033168875     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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