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Cholesterol, triacylglicerols and phospholipids during Xenopus embryo development
Author(s) -
Rizzo Angela M.,
Gornati Rosalba,
Galli Carlo,
Bernardini Giovanni,
Berra Bruno
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1006/cbir.1994.1032
Subject(s) - xenopus , phospholipid , embryo , cholesterol , embryogenesis , substrate (aquarium) , biochemistry , chemistry , fatty acid , biology , chromatography , microbiology and biotechnology , membrane , gene , ecology
Cholesterol, triacylglicerol and phospholipid content was analysed in Xenopus embryos during their early development (from day 1 to day 6). Triacylglicerols decrease significantly during the analysed stages and this can be explained by their use as energy substrate. Cholesterol and phospholipids, on the contrary, remain constant and are probably redistributed inside the embryo. The different phospholipid classes were separated by HPTLC. A constant decrease of PC and a marked increase of PS has been observed. The fatty acid composition of the single phospholipid classes has been analysed.