phospholipid synthesis

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biochemistry, phospholipid synthesis


 
  
Created May 5, 2012
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yvette27

 

 
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What is the starting molecule for the creation of phosphatidyl compounds
 
Phosphatidic acid
2
What are the phosphoglycerides composed of
 
glycerol, 2 fatty acids, phosphate and alcohol 
3
Adding phpsphate and alcohol to phosphatidate requires which activated molecule
 
CTP
4
phosphatidic acid can go one of two pathways, either making _ or _ 
 
phosphatidyl compounds or making fat; TAG
5
Name the 4 phosphatidyl compounds
 
phosphatidyl ethanolamine, serine, choline, inositol 
6
Most common phosphatidyl compound is
 
phosphatidyl choline
7
Where does phosphatidyl choline come from
 
the diet eg lecithin
8
PC can be synthesised in the liver from which phpsphatidyl compound
 
PE
9
Phosphatidylserine can be synthesised by which 2 phosphatidyl compounds via base exchange 
 
Phosphatidyl choline or PE
10
2 functions of phosphatidyl serine
 
flags old RBCs for destruction Important in apoptosis
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1 function of phosphatidyl inositol 
 
anchors proteins to keep them where they should be for activity or to keep them away until...

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