The synthesis of medium-chain fatty acids by lactating-rabbit mammary gland studied in vitro (Short Communication) |
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| Authors: | Christopher R Strong Eric M Carey and Raymond Dils |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The proportion of C(8:0) and C(10:0) fatty acids synthesized by the microsomal plus particle-free supernatant fraction from lactating rabbit mammary gland is enhanced at high protein concentrations. This fraction appears to contain a soluble high-molecular-weight factor that modifies the specificity of the fatty acid synthetase complex for termination of the growing acyl chain. |
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