THE INCORPORATION OF [1-14C]ACETATE INTO UNESTERIFIED FATTY ACIDS IN RAT CEREBRAL CORTEX IN VIVO |
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| Authors: | R. W. Bonser G. G. Lunt |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, Bath University, Bath BA2 7AY, England |
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| Abstract: | —The incorporation of [1-14C]acetate into unesterified fatty acids and into the fatty acids of neutral glycerides and of phospholipids has been measured in rat cerebral cortex in vivo. The most rapid incorporation is seen in the unesterified fatty acids which have a turnover time of 5-6 min. It is suggested that unesterified fatty acids are precursors to neutral glycerides and phospholipids rather than being derived from them by lipase activity. |
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