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Biosynthesis of phosphatidylethanolamine from CDP-ethanolamine by the Golgi complex of rat liver in vitro

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A Golgi-rich fraction from rat liver has been shown to synthesize phosphatidylethanolamine from CDP-ethanolamine in vitro. The implications of the existence of such a pathway for the membrane flow hypothesis are discussed.

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  1. Patricia L. Chang

    Present address: Department of Paediatrics, McMaster Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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  1. Research Institute, Departments of Pathology and Biochemistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, M5G 1X8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Patricia L. Chang, Jennifer M. Sturgess &  M. A. Moscarello

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Acknowledgments. This study was supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada.

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Chang, P.L., Sturgess, J.M. & Moscarello, M.A. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylethanolamine from CDP-ethanolamine by the Golgi complex of rat liver in vitro. Experientia 33, 1136–1137 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922285

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