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Synthesis of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine at different ages in the rat brain in vitro
Author(s) -
Brunetti Marina,
Gaiti Alberto,
Porcellati Giuseppe
Publication year - 1979
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/bf02533507
Subject(s) - phosphatidylethanolamine , phosphatidylcholine , lipidology , in vitro , clinical chemistry , neurochemistry , chemistry , phospholipid , biochemistry , biology , neuroscience , neurology , membrane
The de novo synthesis of choline and ethanolamine phosphoglycerides in brain microsomes from 18 month‐old male rats was investigated in vitro by using labeled cytidine‐5′‐diphosphate choline and cytidine‐5′‐diphosphate ethanolamine as lipid precursors. The rate of synthesis of the two phospholipid classes was found to be noticeably decreased, as compared to that of adult animals. The addition of exogenous diacyl glycerols to microsomes from ageing rat brain brings the rate of synthesis nearly to the adult levels. The synthesis of choline and ethanolamine phosphoglycerides is not affected in the liver microsomes of ageing rats. The molar distribution of fatty acids in brain microsomal diacyl glycerols of ageing rats is noticeably different from that of adult animals. The content of monoenoic and dienoic species is increased, whereas that of the tetraenoic species is decreased. Base exchange reaction for choline and ethanolamine incorporation into respective phospholipids is not affected in the brain microsomes of the aged rats.