title: The specificity of triacylglycerol synthesis for medium-chain fatty acids in rat and human adipose preparations.
abstract: The availability of medium-chain fatty acids as substrates for triacylglycerol synthesis was studied in cultured and suspended rat adipocytes and in pieces of human adipose tissue. Octanoate was virtually excluded from glycerol 3-phosphate esterification while serving as a substrate for diacylglycerol esterification. This specificity was similar to that of cultured rat hepatocytes.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002210:Caprylates / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005994:Glycerophosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D019308:Palmitic Acid; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D002210:Caprylates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005994:Glycerophosphates; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D019308:Palmitic Acid; C029620:alpha-glycerophosphoric acid; C031492:octanoic acid