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. 1967 Aug;104(2):486–496. doi: 10.1042/bj1040486

Interrelationships between fatty acid biosynthesis and acyl-lipid synthesis in Chlorella vulgaris

B W Nichols 1, A T James 1, J Breuer 1,*
PMCID: PMC1270610  PMID: 6048790

Abstract

1. Fatty acid synthesis from [2-14C]acetate by Chlorella vulgaris cells grown and incubated in the dark is limited almost entirely to the production of saturated and monoenoic acids. 2. In light-incubated cells, both saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids are rapidly synthesized. 3. Two groups of lipids can be distinguished in both dark- and light-incubated cells. The first group, consisting of phosphatidyl-glycerol, monogalactosyl diglyceride, lecithin and neutral glyceride, has a very high turnover rate for certain fatty acids. The second group, consisting of digalactosyl diglyceride, sulpholipid, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol, has a slow turnover of fatty acids. 4. The lipids with rapid fatty acid turnover may be involved in the sequences of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid synthesis. A classification of lipids is made on the basis of their suggested functions.

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