Abstract
Lysophosphatidylinositol acyltransferase utilizing arachidonoyl CoA and lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase utilizing linoleoyl CoA were measured in subcellular fractions of rat brain. In general, the distribution of activities paralleled that of NADPH--cytochrome c reductase. It is concluded that the endoplasmic reticulum is the major site of these acyltransferase activities in rat brain.
MeSH terms
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1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase / analysis
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Acyltransferases / analysis*
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Animals
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Brain / enzymology*
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Brain / ultrastructure
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / enzymology*
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Male
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NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / analysis
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Phosphatidylinositols
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Rats
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Subcellular Fractions / enzymology
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Synaptosomes / enzymology
Substances
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Phosphatidylinositols
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NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase
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Acyltransferases
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lysophosphatidylinositol acyltransferase
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1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase