SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID BY LEISHMANIA ENRIETTII.
The zooflagellate Leishmania enriettii synthesizes alpha-linolenic acid as determined by experiments with stearic acid uniformly labeled with C(14). This is the first demonstration of the synthesis of alpha-linolenic acid by a nonphotosynthetic organism.
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D007891:Leishmania; D018313:Leishmania enriettii; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D012106:Research; D013229:Stearic Acids; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D013229:Stearic Acids; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; C031183:stearic acid
CARBON ISOTOPES; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; LEISHMANIA; LIPID METABOLISM