Sphingomyelin synthesis in Ascaridia galli.
Adult Ascaridia galli incorporate label from [U-14C] serine into various intermediates of sphingomyelin synthesis (ketosphinganine, sphinganine, sphingosine, ceramide and sphingomyelin). From the results it is concluded that A. galli possesses the five enzymes involved in sphingomyelin synthesis, namely: serine palmitoyltransferase, 3-ketosphinganine reductase, flavoprotein sphinganine reductase, sphingosine acyltransferase and ceramide choline phosphotransferase.
Bankov
I
I
Institute of Parasitology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia.
Barrett
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001197:Ascaridia / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D013109:Sphingomyelins