title: Lipid composition of Trypanosoma cruzi.
abstract: 1. Lipid composition of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote form in culture consist of 35% of phospholipids and 65% of neutral lipids. 2. Among the phospholipids, phosphatidylcholine is the more abundant (44%), followed by phosphatidylethanolamine (28%), phosphatidylinositol (12%), sphingomyelin (4%), and smaller amounts of cardiolipin, phosphatidic acid, lysolecithin, phosphatidylserine (traces), and an unidentified phospholipid (3%). 3. Pulse labeling with 32P showed highest specific incorporation in phosphatidylethanolamine, followed by phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine, suggesting a more active role for phosphatidylethanolamine in these organisms.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D051379:Mice; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids