Lipid biosynthesis in Paramphistomum microbothrium (Trematoda)
Awharitoma, A.O.; Opute, F.I.; Ali, S.N.; Obiamiwe, B.A.
Angewandte Parasitologie 31(1): 51-53
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3162 PMID: 2337254 Document Number: 365949
In vitro studies have shown that P. microbothrium is capable of synthesizing complex lipids from exogenous substrates. U-14C glucose and 2-14C acetate were predominantly incorporated into phospholipids, whereas 1-14C oleic acid and U-14C palmitic acid appeared predominantly in neutral lipids. A large proportion of the labelled acetic acid incorporated into neutral lipids appeared in triglycerides. P. microbothrium is capable of synthesizing its cholesterol de novo.