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On the biosynthesis of glycerol ethers in mitochondria
Author(s) -
Anderson Robert E.,
Sansone Gail L.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02532751
Subject(s) - glycerol , preputial gland , ether , biosynthesis , chemistry , biochemistry , lipidology , mitochondrion , myristic acid , fatty acid , organic chemistry , biology , palmitic acid , enzyme , endocrinology
Mitochondria from mouse preputial glands incubated with 1‐ 14 C‐myristic acid and appropriate co‐factors produced, after LiAlH 4 reduction, a compound that resembled a glycerol ether. However, close examination of this material showed that it was not an ether, and we tentatively identified the original compound as a phosphorylated β‐keto (or β‐hydroxy) fatty acid.