Demonstration of the synthesis of hydrocarbons in animal tissues.
Incubation of tissue of homogenates of peripheral nerves, liver, and subcutaneous adipose tissue of rabbits with [1-14C]palmitic acid and intraperitoneal injection of this preparation into rats, in a dose of 20 muCi per 100 g of weight of the animals, permitted establishment of the presence of enzyme systems of biosynthesis of n-alkanes in the tissues of higher animals. Evidence of the biosynthesis of n-alkanes in the animal organism represents a new aspect of our knowledge of the metabolism of this class of compounds in animal tissues.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013217:Starvation
D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010169:Palmitic Acids