Effect of retinol on the molecular species of hepatic phosphatidyl choline in young rats
Ram, G.C.; Misra, U.K.
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal International de Vitaminologie et de Nutrition 49(2): 166-170
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9831 PMID: 468471 Document Number: 140158
The effect of feeding 1.5 and 12 mg retinol, respectively, for 2 days to young rats on the distribution and synthesis of molecular species of PC in liver was studied. A significant decrease was observed in the amounts of trienoic and tetraeonic PC in rats fed 12 mg retinol. Feeding of retinol did not affect the synthesis of PC via the CDP-choline pathway but enhanced the synthesis of hexaenoic PC via N-methylation of phosphatidyl ethanolamine.