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. 1967 Oct;105(1):225–231. doi: 10.1042/bj1050225

Regulation of triglyceride synthesis in the parturient guinea-pig mammary gland

N J Kuhn 1,*
PMCID: PMC1198293  PMID: 6056624

Abstract

1. The specific activity of the enzyme palmitoyl-CoA–l-glycerol 3-phosphate palmitoyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.15) in the mammary tissue of guinea pigs has been shown to increase 37-fold at parturition. 2. Increases also occur in tissue concentrations of glycerol 3-phosphate, CoA and free fatty acid, but not in that of acid-insoluble CoA. 3. The isolation and fatty acid composition of plasma triglyceride and of mammary-tissue free fatty acid, diglyceride and triglyceride are described. 4. The findings are discussed in relation to the regulation of milk fat synthesis.

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