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. 1980 Oct;144(1):462–464. doi: 10.1128/jb.144.1.462-464.1980

The positional distribution of fatty acids in Escherichia coli phospholipids is not regulated by sn-glycerol 3-phosphate levels.

S E Goelz, J E Cronan Jr
PMCID: PMC294687  PMID: 6998967

Abstract

Large changes in the intracellular concentration of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate had no effect on the acyl chain distribution of the phospholipids of Escherichia coli. This result directly contradicts the prediction by other workers based on in vitro experiments.

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